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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 |
|---|---|
| Old House Channel |
a slough in the waters of Pamlico Sound immediately W of and leading to Oregon Inlet, E Dare County. Also known as Old House Slough. |
| Old House Creek |
a short stream in N central Carteret County flowing N into South River. |
| Old Hundred |
community in W Scotland County. Named because the 100-mile post was there when the railroad from Wilmington was built. Alt. 318. |
| Old Lanesboro |
See Lanesboro. |
| Old Mattie Ridge |
NE Cherokee County in the Snowbird Mountains. |
| Old Mattie Top |
on the Cherokee-Graham county line in the Snowbird Mountains. |
| Old Mill Creek |
rises in N central Washington County in East Dismal Swamp NE of the town of Roper and flows NW into Kendricks Creek. |
| Old Mill Swamp |
rises in N Sampson County and flows SE into Great Coharie Creek. |
| Old Paddy Creek |
about 7/10 mi. long, rises at Paddy Creek Dam on Lake James and flows E into Old Catawba River in W Burke County about 9 mi. W of Morganton. |
| Old Richmond Township |
NW Forsyth County. Named for the former town of Richmond, which see, seat of Surry County from 1774 to 1789. |
