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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 Prong |
See Correll Branch. |
| North Prong Creek |
rises in SE Guilford County and flows NE into Alamance County, where it enters Stinking Quarter Creek. |
| North Prong Ellijay Creek |
rises in E Macon County and flows SW into Ellijay Creek. |
| North Prong Horse Branch |
rises in central Duplin County and flows SE into Northeast Cape Fear River. |
| North Prong Lewis Fork Creek |
rises in W Wilkes County and flows SE approx. 9 mi. to join South Prong Lewis Fork Creek in forming Lewis Fork Creek. Yates Mountain lies between the two prongs. |
| North Prong Roaring River |
rises in N Wilkes County and flows SE to join Middle Prong Roaring River in forming Roaring River. |
| North Prong Turkey Creek |
rises in N Transylvania County and flows S to join South Prong Turkey Creek in forming Turkey Creek. |
| North Prong [Clarks Creek] |
rises in N Mecklenburg County and flows SE to join South Prong in forming Clarks Creek. |
| North River |
rises in Dismal Swamp, E Camden County and flows S approx. 18 mi. into Albemarle Sound. For a part of its course, it forms the boundary between Camden and Currituck Counties. Above Thoroughfare Island it is sometimes known as Indiantown Creek. Shown as Potaskike River on the Comberford map, 1657, but as North River on the Ogilby map, 1671, and subsequent maps. |
| North River Pocosin |
along the W shore of North River in S Camden County. |
