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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 |
|---|---|
| Northwest River |
rises in Norfolk County, Va., and flows SE into Currituck County, where it empties into Tull Bay and North Landing River. Prior to the opening of the Dismal Swamp Canal, Northwest River flowed from Lake Drummond, Va., to Currituck Sound. Appears on the Ogilby map, 1671. |
| Northwest Township |
N Brunswick County. |
| Norton |
community on Grassy Camp Creek and Norton Creek in SW Jackson County. Named for pioneer settler Roderick Norton. His son Richard was first postmaster. |
| Norton Branch |
rises in S Macon County near Downs Mountain and flows NE into Little Tennessee River. |
| Norton Creek |
rises in SW Jackson County and flows NE into Lake Thorpe. |
| Norton Fork Creek |
rises in SW Madison County and flows NW into Spring Creek. |
| Norton Fork Gap |
on the Buncombe-Madison county line between Chestnut Gap and Robinson Rough. |
| Norton Prong |
rises in E Macon County and flows S into Big Creek. |
| Norval |
community in W Harnett County served by post office, 1856-1908. |
| Norwood |
town in SE Stanly County on Lake Tillery. Alt. 365. Post office est. there in 1826 and named for William C. Norwood, first postmaster. Inc. 1881. |
