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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 |
|---|---|
| Raymond Island |
off of W side of Currituck Banks in Currituck Sound S of South Channel, NE Currituck County. |
| Raymond's Creek |
rises in S Camden County and flows SW into Pasquotank River. Named for William Raymond, who was granted land bordering the creek on February 25, 1696. Earlier called Fleming's Creek for George Fleming, who owned a small tract along the creek and died there in 1694. |
| Rayner Millpond |
W Wayne County on a tributary of Beaverdam Creek. |
| Raynham |
community in S Robeson County. Alt. 125. Settled about 1884. Named for the parish in Norfolk, England, from which the local Townsend family had migrated. |
| Raynor |
community in S Franklin County. |
| Raynor Pond |
on Mingo Swamp in SW Johnston County and E Harnett County. |
| Raynor Swamp |
rises in S Gates County and flows NW to join Harrell Swamp and Duke Swamp in forming Bennetts Creek. Recorded as Meherrin Swamp in eighteenth-century land grants and deeds. |
| Raynors Lake |
a crescent-shaped lake on Cypress Creek in SE Duplin County. |
| Rays Creek |
rises in W Franklin County and flows NE into Cedar Creek. |
| Rays Fork |
rises in E Union County and flows NW into Richardson Creek. |
