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"The North Carolina Gazetteer is a geographical dictionary in which an attempt has been made to list all of the geographic features of the state in one alphabet. It is current, and it is historical as well. Many features and places that no longer exist are included; many towns and counties for which plans were made but which never materialized are also included. Some names appearing on old maps may have been imaginary, but many of them also appear in this gazetteer.
Each entry is located according to the county in which it is found. I have not felt obliged to keep entries uniform. The altitude of a place, the date of incorporation of a city or town, may appear in the beginning of one entry and at the end of another. Some entries may appear more complete than others. I have included whatever information I could find. If there is no comment on the origin or meaning of a name, it is because the information was not available. In some cases, however, resort to an unabridged dictionary may suggest the meaning of many names."
--From The North Carolina Gazetteer, 1st edition, preface by William S. Powell
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Lookout Bight Channel |
See Barden Inlet. |
| Lookout Knob |
NE Catawba County. |
| Lookout Mountain |
central Buncombe County between Woodfin and Asheville. |
| Lookout Point |
the S tip of Cedar Island extending into the waters of Core Sound in NE Carteret County. |
| Lookout Shoals Lake |
on Catawba River, bounded by Iredell and Alexander Counties on the N and Catawba County on the s. Formed by a dam constructed in 1915 by Duke Power Co. Covers 1,270 acres. Source of hydroelectric power; fishing, boating, and camping. See also Island Ford. |
| Loose Mountain |
W Caldwell County. |
| Loosen Swamp |
See Corapeake Swamp. |
| Loosing Swamp |
rises in N central Bertie County and flows NE into Stony Creek. Mentioned in local records as early as 1725. |
| Lorane |
community in NW Rockingham County served by post office, 1898-1904. |
| Loray |
community in W Iredell County. Grew up around Concord Church, est. 1775. Prior to 1903, when it was given its present name by Ora Sharpe, it was known as Fancy Hill post office and Iredell Station on the railroad. |
