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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 |
|---|---|
| Rands Mill |
community in E Wake County near Swift Creek. |
| Rands Mill Pond |
See Lake Benson. |
| Randys Store |
community in N Montgomery County on Barnes Creek. |
| Ranger |
community in S Cherokee County on Walker Mill Creek near Nottely River. Alt. approx. 1,565. |
| Rankin |
community in S Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1888-1903. |
| Ranlo-Rex-Priscilla and Smyre Mills |
an industrial community in E Gaston County between Lowell and East Gastonia. Textile-manufacturing plants operated there. |
| Ranns Falls |
rapids in Cape Fear River in central Harnett County E of the town of Lillington. Mentioned as early as 1819 in a survey of the rivers of North Carolina. |
| Ransom Township |
E Columbus County. |
| Ransom's Bridge |
community at the junction of Nash, Franklin, Warren, and Halifax Counties; formerly thriving, but now sparsely settled. There is a bridge at the site over Fishing Creek. A post office by the name existed as early as 1822 and as recently as 1882. Was a center of gold-mining activity before the Civil War. |
| Ransomville |
community in E Beaufort County at the head of North Creek. Named for Confederate general Matthew W. Ransom (1826-1904). |
