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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 |
|---|---|
| North Fork Reddies River |
rises in NW Wilkes County and flows SE to join Middle Fork Reddies River in forming Reddies River. |
| North Fork Rock Creek |
rises in S Yancey County and flows SE to join Middle Fork Rock Creek in forming Rock Creek. |
| North Fork Sawyer Creek |
rises in N Watauga County and flows SW into Sawyer Creek. |
| North Fork Tar River |
rises in central Granville County and flows SW into Tar River. Appears as Heartline Creek on the Collet map, 1770. |
| North Fork Township |
SW Ashe County. |
| North Fork Tucker Creek |
rises in W Transylvania County and flows SE into Tucker Creek. |
| North Fork [Big Pine Creek] |
rises in S Madison County on the W side of Fork Mountain and flows NE to join South Fork in forming Big Pine Creek. |
| North Fork [Carvers Branch] |
rises in S Mitchell County and flows SW into Carvers Branch. |
| North Fork [Catawba River] |
rises in NE McDowell County and flows S into Lake James on Catawba River. |
| North Fork [Chambers Creek] |
rises in W Swain County and flows SE into Chambers Creek. |
