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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 |
|---|---|
| Queensdale |
community in N Robeson County served by post office, 1820-1904. Formerly known as McQueen's Store. |
| Query's |
community in E Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1859-1903. Named for James Query, first postmaster. |
| Quewhiffle Creek |
rises in W Hoke County and flows S into Lumber River. The name may be derived through faulty pronunciation from the Gaelic Culmhutar (pronounced "kul-vutar"), meaning "smuggler" or "mutineer." See also Cuwhiffle. |
| Quewhiffle Township |
W Hoke County. |
| Quhele |
See Maxton. |
| Quick |
community in W Caswell County originally known as Kill Quick. Post office est. there in 1898 closed 1909. |
| Quiet |
community in N Moore County served by post office, 1883-1905. Ten mi. W was Noise, which see. |
| Quillaree Branch |
rises in NE Swain County and flows SE into Straight Fork. |
| Quillen Mountain |
on the Transylvania County, N.C.-Greenville County, S.C., line near the head of Pole Ridge Branch. |
| Quincy |
community in N Onslow County served by post office, 1893-1903. |
