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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 |
|---|---|
| Red Shoals |
community in E central Stokes County. A post office est. there in 1813 continued through 1920. |
| Red Sour |
mountain in NW Cleveland County. |
| Red Springs |
town in N Robeson County. Alt. 204. Inc. 1896 but settled much earlier. At the site of former Flora MacDonald College there, Vardell Hall, a school for girls, was est. in 1964 and operated for 10 years. The town was named for the color of spring and well water there, which was red because of iron oxides. Known first as Dora but changed to Red Springs in 1885. Formerly a popular health resort. Produces textiles, fertilizer, and lumber products. |
| Red Springs Township |
NW Robeson County. |
| Red Store Crossroads |
community in W Duplin County. |
| Red Town |
See Deep Run. |
| Redallia |
community in S Pitt County. |
| Redbank Branch |
rises in W Haywood County and flows NW into Richland Creek. |
| Redbank Creek |
rises in N Forsyth County and flows NE into S Stokes County, where it enters Town Fork Creek. Called Oldfield Creek on the Collet map, 1770, and on subsequent maps through the Kerr map, 1882. Apparently, the soil survey map of 1913 was the first to use the present name. A Redbanks Church near the creek has been in existence since 1859. |
| Redbanks |
community in W Robeson County. Alt. 179. Pembroke Farms there est. 1938 by the Farm Security Administration as a cooperative under a 99-year lease. Descendants of several members of the cooperative still operate the farms there. Redbanks is named for the relatively high clay banks of nearby Lumber River. |
