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Some place names included in The North Carolina Gazetteer contain terms that are considered offensive.
"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 |
|---|---|
| Resootskeh |
a Tuscarora Indian village in Bertie County on Indian Creek that appears on the Moseley map, 1733. Site was the base of "King Blount," the friendly Indian chief who aided the whites during the Tuscarora Indian War, 1711-13. The modern Tuscarora spelling of the word is Resootska, meaning "to our grandfather." |
| Rest |
community in central Stanly County served by post office, 1883-1907. |
| Retreat |
community in S Haywood County between Inman Branch and West Fork Pigeon River. Also known as Riverside, the name of the local Baptist church. |
| Reuben |
community in NE Union County. |
| Reuben Creek |
rises in E Mitchell County and flows SW into Little Rock Creek. |
| Reuben Mountain |
W Stokes County at the head of East Prong Little Yadkin River. |
| Revere |
community in central Madison County on Revere Creek. |
| Revere Creek |
rises in central Madison County and flows NW into Big Laurel Creek. |
| Revis Branch |
rises in N Buncombe County and flows NW into S Madison County, where it enters Ivy River. |
| Revolution |
former community in central Guilford County. Est. 1899. Named because the textile plant est. there was expected to revolutionize the cotton-manufacturing industry. Now within Greensboro city limits. |
