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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 |
|---|---|
| Mott Swamp |
rises in E Lenoir County and flows N into Southwest Creek. |
| Motts Creek |
See Todds Creek. |
| Motts Falls |
rapids in the Yadkin River, S Davidson County near the mouth of Riles and Ellis Creeks. The rapids extend approx. 8/10 of a mi. and drop 13½ ft., having 6 nearly vertical falls of from 6 in. to 2 ft. each. |
| Moulder Branch |
rises in S Alamance County in the Cane Creek Mountains and flows SE into Cane Creek. Also known as Foust's Creek. |
| Moulton |
community in N Franklin County. |
| Mount Airy |
town in NE Surry County. Alt. 1,104. Settled about 1850; inc. 1869. In the early nineteenth century, the vicinity was called the Hollow or Hallow. See also Perkinsville. |
| Mount Airy Township |
N Surry County. |
| Mount Ararat |
See Pilot Mountain. |
| Mount Bolus |
hill in SE Orange County near Bolin Creek ½ mi. N of Chapel Hill. An extinct volcano. Said to have been named by university students after "Old Diabolus" (devil), their nickname for Joseph Caldwell, president of the university, 1796-1835. Appears as Gander Mountain in local records as late as 1792. |
| Mount Buckley |
the southernmost of three knobs, the central one of which is Clingmans Dome and the northernmost Mount Love, in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the border of Swain County, N.C., and Sevier County, Tenn., lat. 35°33'15" N., long. 83°30' W. Named by Arnold H. Guyot prior to 1860 in honor of naturalist S. B. Buckley (1809-84), Guyot's friend and sometime coworker. Alt. 6,500. |
