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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 |
|---|---|
| Oklawaha |
See Mud Creek. |
| Okok |
See Ocracoke. |
| Ola |
former community in W Haywood County near lat. 35°36'15" N., long. 83°08'00". The site is now within Great Smoky Mountains National Park and abandoned. |
| Old Apalachia |
former community in NW Cherokee County below and N of Apalachia Dam near the junction of Shuler Creek with Hiwassee River. |
| Old Bald Creek |
rises in S Haywood County and flows NE into Allen Creek. |
| Old Bald Mountain |
on Haywood-Jackson county line. Alt. 5,800. Named for bald appearance from the Jackson County side. |
| Old Bald Ridge |
extends from Chastine Creek in E central Jackson County N and NE to Allen Creek in SW Haywood County. Named for Old Bald Mountain, one of its peaks. |
| Old Barfields |
See Tuscarora Beach. |
| Old Bear, The |
point of land off E Pamlico County extending into Jones Bay. |
| Old Bethlehem |
community in SE Warren County near the Halifax-Warren county line. |
