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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 |
|---|---|
| Powder Springs |
See Eupeptic Springs. |
| Powdermill Creek |
rises in W Avery County and flows SE into North Toe River. Said to have been named because Lodawick and Dora Oakes, who lived along its banks, burned willow switches to make enough gunpowder to buy a slave. |
| Powel's Creek |
See Greens Creek. |
| Powell Creek |
rises in S Buncombe County and flows W into French Broad River. Skyland Lake, which see, is on the stream. |
| Powell Crossroads |
community in S Gates County. |
| Powell Knob |
in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Swain County, N.C.-Blount County, Tenn., line between Buck Gap and Ekaneetlee Gap, lat. 35°32'24" N., long. 83°49'19" W. |
| Powells Creek |
rises in W Halifax County and flows SE into Little Fishing Creek. |
| Powells Pocosin |
NW Bertie County. |
| Powells Point |
tip of the peninsula of S Currituck County in Albemarle Sound. Appears in local records as early as 1665 and on the Ogilby map, 1671. The community (and post office, est. 1818) of Powells Point is 6½ mi. n. |
| Powellsville |
town in N central Bertie County. Post office est. 1879; inc. 1887. Named for a local family and originally known as Powell's Crossroads. Alt. 67. |
