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Some place names included in The North Carolina Gazetteer contain terms that are considered offensive.
"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 |
|---|---|
| Beaver Branch |
rises in NE Wayne County and flows SE into Nahunta Swamp in W Greene County. The name dates from colonial times. |
| Beaver Creek |
rises in N central Wake County and flows SW into Neuse River almost directly opposite the mouth of Reedy Spring Branch. |
| Beaver Creek |
rises in E central Surry County and flows SW into Fisher River. |
| Beaver Creek |
rises in E Mitchell County and flows SE into North Toe River. |
| Beaver Creek |
rises in NW Jones and E Lenoir Counties and flows E into Trent River. |
| Beaver Creek |
rises in E Hoke County and flows SE into Rockfish Creek. |
| Beaver Creek |
rises in SW Harnett County near the junction of Harnett-Lee-Moore county lines and flows SW then SE into Moore County, where it enters Crains Creek. |
| Beaver Creek |
rises in W Guilford County and flows W into Alamance County, where it enters Great Alamance Creek. |
| Beaver Creek |
about 13 mi. long, rises on the NE slope of Vaughn Hill in the Fort Bragg Military Reservation, NW Cumberland County, and flows E then S into Little Rockfish Creek. |
| Beaver Creek |
rises in NE Caldwell County and flows N into Wilkes County, where it enters into Yadkin River. |
