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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 |
|---|---|
| Nettle Branch |
rises in S Burke County and flows N into Jacob Fork. |
| Nettle Creek |
rises in NW Haywood County and flows NE into Big Creek. |
| Nettle Creek Bald |
N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, lat. 35°34'02" N., long. 83°22'55" W. Alt. 5,172. |
| Nettle Knob |
in central Watauga County N of Howard Creek. Alt. 4,000. |
| Nettle Patch |
mountain near the Blue Ridge Parkway on the McDowell-Mitchell-Yancey county line. Alt. approx. 3,950. |
| Nettles Cove |
N Buncombe County NE of Snowball Gap. |
| Neuse |
See Neuse Crossroads. |
| Neuse Crossroads |
community in N central Wake County. Named for nearby Neuse River. Formerly known as Dunnsville and as Neuse. Produces textiles. Alt. 234. |
| Neuse Forest |
community in E Craven County. |
| Neuse River |
is formed in W Durham County by the junction of Eno and Flat Rivers. It flows se, forming in part the Durham-Granville and Durham-Wake county lines; then through Wake, Johnston, Wayne, Lenoir, and Craven Counties, forming in part the Craven-Pamlico and Carteret-Pamlico county lines before entering Pamlico Sound. Named in 1584 by Arthur Barlowe for the Neusiok Indians. The Tuscarora Indians called the river Gow-ta-no (pine in water). |
