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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 |
|---|---|
| Millers Township |
S Alexander County. |
| Millersville |
community in S central Alexander County. Named for one Miller, owner of an antebellum cotton mill there. |
| Millford |
former community in E Vance County at Southerland Millpond. Appears on the MacRae map, 1833, but the name was out of use by 1913. |
| Milligan |
community in S Cleveland County served by post office, 1889-1902. |
| Millingport |
community in W Stanly County. |
| Mills Bay |
a bay in the N end of Church Island in Currituck Sound in central Currituck County. |
| Mills Creek |
rises in SE Brunswick County and flows N into Prices Creek. |
| Mills Gap |
on Point Lookout Mountain, E Henderson County. Named because it was used by William Mills, first-known white settler of Henderson County, when he crossed the mountains after being wounded at the Battle of Kings Mountain. |
| Mills Mountain |
between McDowell Creek and Foster Creek in N Henderson County. Alt. 2,761. |
| Mills Pond |
lake in SW Wake County on Basal Creek. Originally named Norris Pond. Renamed in 1925 for the owner. Covers 58 acres and has a max. depth of 20 ft. |
