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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 |
|---|---|
| New Hope River |
the name applied to New Hope Creek in E Chatham County from the mouth of Whiteoak Creek to its confluence with Haw River, a distance of approx. 8 mi. See also New Hope Creek. |
| New Hope Township |
E Chatham County. |
| New House |
community in W Cleveland County. |
| New Inlet |
from the Atlantic Ocean into Pamlico Sound S of Pea Island, SE Dare County. It opened probably in the late 1720s and has closed periodically, the most recent closing being in the 1930s. Also known as Chickinacommock and as such appears on the Moll map, 1729. |
| New Institute |
See Olin. |
| New Lake |
See Alligator Lake. |
| New Lake Fork |
flows SE from the S shore of Alligator Lake in N Hyde County and along the Hyde-Tyrrell county line to empty into Alligator River. N section also known as Squyars Canal. |
| New Lands |
community in W Tyrrell County E of White Oak Island. |
| New Lebanon |
See South Mills. |
| New Light |
community in N Wake County. |
