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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 |
|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Cliff |
mountain in E Swain County between Hayes Ridge and Hickorynut Knob. Alt. 4,950. |
| Rattlesnake Creek |
rises in N Macon County and flows NE into Swain County, where it enters Little Tennessee River. |
| Rattlesnake Knob |
SW Macon County between Bryson Branch and Moore Creek. |
| Rattlesnake Mountain |
on Jackson-Swain county line near the head of Owl Branch. |
| Rattlesnake Pocosin |
S Duplin County on Island Creek. |
| Rattlesnake Ridge |
N Buncombe County between Greenfield Ridge and Snowball Gap. |
| Raven Cliff Branch |
rises in N Haywood County and flows NW into Cold Springs Creek. |
| Raven Cliff Ridge |
SE Haywood County between Bell Collar Cove and Little Buckeye Cove. |
| Raven Cliffs |
on the Avery-Mitchell county line. |
| Raven Den |
peak in N Swain County on Locust Ridge near the head of Bee Gum Branch. Alt. 4,247. |
