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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 |
|---|---|
| Ridgepole Mountain |
S Macon County between Little Ridgepole Mountain and Gulf Branch. Alt. 5,008. |
| Ridgeville |
community in SE Caswell County. Known as Pea Ridge until 1875, when the present name was adopted for the ridge on which it is located. Alt. 750. |
| Ridgeway |
community in W Warren County. Alt. 422. Inc. 1869; charter repealed 1879. Grew up around a series of inns, the first of which was Colers Ordinary, shown on the Collet map, 1770. By 1800 Charles Marshall had a tavern there; portions of the original building still exist in a local dwelling. In 1816 John Paschall operated a tavern there, and the community was known as Paschalls, the name under which it appears on the MacRae map, 1833. The present name was used when a post office was est. there in 1839; it is said to be derived from the ridge on the N edge of the community on which a railway was built. After the Civil War, a development company induced immigrants from Germany, Alsace, France, Switzerland, and England to settle there. |
| Riegelwood |
community in NE Columbus County near the Cape Fear River. Developed around the Riegel Paper Corporation after it began production in 1951. |
| Riggsbee |
community in NE Chatham County served by post office, 1858-1915. Known as Riggsbee's Store until 1894. |
| Riggsbee's Store |
See Riggsbee. |
| Right Fork |
rises in NE Buncombe County on S slopes of Craggy Knob and flows SW into Beetree Creek. |
| Right Fork Bean Creek |
rises in N Mitchell County and flows S to join Left Fork Bean Creek in forming Bean Creek. |
| Right Fork Belews Creek |
See East Belews Creek. |
| Right Fork Cove Creek |
rises in central Haywood County and flows SE into Cove Creek. |
