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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 |
|---|---|
| Nags Head Woods |
maritime forest, E Dare County. An ecological preserve that includes 1,400 acres. Protected by Nature Conservancy and designated a U.S. Natural Landmark, 1974. |
| Nahunga Creek |
rises in W Duplin County and flows NE into Goshen Swamp. |
| Nahunta |
community in NW Wayne County S of Nahunta Creek, from which it takes its name. Called Academy Crossroads as recently as 1915. |
| Nahunta Swamp |
rises in E Johnston County and flows E across NE Wayne County and NE into Contentnea Creek in W Greene County. It is mentioned under various spellings as early as 1711 as Norhanty, Norrihunta, and No Honey. Appears on the Collet map, 1770, as Beaverdam Swamp in N Wayne County. It is not shown as such on subsequent maps. The name is either originally or in corrupted form a Tuscarora Indian word, perhaps from Kahunshe Wakena (Black Creek). |
| Nahunta Township |
NE Wayne County. |
| Nain |
community in SW Forsyth County served by post office, 1890-1904. |
| Naked Creek |
rises in central Ashe County and flows E into South Fork New River. |
| Naked Mountain |
now Morrow Mountain State Park, which see, in E Stanly County. Named after a tornado stripped timber off and left it naked; renamed in 1935 to honor donor of site for a state park. |
| Naked Place Mountain |
NE Haywood County between Bear Wallow Gap and Fines Creek. |
| Nakina |
community in S Columbus County. Formerly known as Wattsville. |
