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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 |
|---|---|
| Ramey Creek |
rises in NW Surry County and flows E into Roaring Fork. |
| Raminger Creek |
rises in S Cherokee County and flows NE into Nottely River. |
| Ramoth |
former town in central Buncombe County. Inc. 1889; name changed to Woolsey in 1903. Became a part of Asheville in 1905. |
| Ramp Branch |
rises in N central Avery County and flows NE into Elk River. |
| Ramp Cove |
NE Cherokee County in the Valley River Mountains. Named because ramps grow abundantly there. |
| Ramp Cove Branch |
rises in NE Cherokee County and flows NW through Ramp Cove and Big Cove into Vengeance Creek. |
| Ramsaytown |
community in N Yancey County on Cane River S of Sugarloaf Mountain. Alt. 2,141. |
| Ramseur |
town in E Randolph County on Deep River. Known as Allen's Fall prior to 1878; named Columbia after 1878, when Deep River Mills est. Inc. 1895 as Ramseur in honor of Stephen D. Ramseur (1837-64), Confederate major general with whom William H. Watkins, one of the local mill owners, had been associated during the Civil War. Alt. 442. |
| Ramsey |
community in S tip of Burke County on headwaters of Jacob Fork. |
| Ramsey Bend |
in the Hiwassee River in central Cherokee County. |
