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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 |
|---|---|
| Ocracoke Inlet |
from the Atlantic Ocean into Pamlico Sound, lies between Ocracoke Island (Hyde County) on the N and Portsmouth Island (Carteret County) on the s. The pirate Blackbeard was killed in the vicinity in 1718. Once chief trade inlet for North Carolina. |
| Ocracoke Island |
SE Hyde County, one of the Outer Banks. Approx. 17 mi. long. See also Croatoan Island; Wococon Island. |
| Ocracoke Township |
SE Hyde County on the Outer Banks. |
| Odam Millpond |
SW Wayne County on Thoroughfare Swamp. |
| Odamsville |
See Faisons Old Tavern. |
| Odear Cove |
E Swain County on the head of Wesser Creek. |
| Odell |
community in E Warren County S of Little Fishing Creek. Post office est. there in 1892 but discontinued in 1914. |
| Odell Mill |
See Forest Hill. |
| Odell School Township |
former township in NW Cabarrus County, now township no. 3. Once known as Deweese Township. |
| Odessa |
community in W Pender County served by post office, 1891-1905. |
