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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 |
|---|---|
| Rice Gap |
N central Transylvania County between Shutin Ridge and Lamb Creek. |
| Rice Island |
in SE Bertie County between Roanoke River and Eastmost River. A large swampy island, it measures almost 2½ mi. from tip to tip and is approx. 1 mi. wide at its greatest width. See also Purchace Islands. |
| Rice Knob |
central Buncombe County between Craven Gap and Roaring Gap. |
| Rice Path |
site of early settlement on E end of Bogue Banks in S Carteret County. A vessel, laden with a cargo of rice, went aground there at one time. The people on the sound side made a path across the banks to the ocean side to get the rice, and so they called it Rice Path. Storms drove out early settlers until settlement of Salter Path, which see. |
| Rice Pinnacle |
S Buncombe County at the N end of Stradley Mountain. |
| Rices Creek |
rises in SE Brunswick County and flows N into Town Creek. |
| Rices Pocosin |
a swamp in central Greene County. |
| Riceville |
community in N Buncombe County on Bull Creek, which see. Named for family of pioneer settlers. Served by a post office, 1876-1906. |
| Rich Branch |
rises in S Buncombe County and flows NE into Bent Creek. |
| Rich Cove |
between Laurel Mountain and Big Creek in NW Henderson County. |
