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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 |
|---|---|
| Rocky River Township |
former township in SW Cabarrus County, now township no. 1. |
| Rocky Run |
rises in SE Alamance County and flows SW into Hobby Branch. |
| Rocky Shoal Branch |
rises in S Ashe County and flows SE into South Fork New River. |
| Rocky Spring Top |
on the Cherokee-Graham county line in the Snowbird Mountains. |
| Rocky Springs |
community in NE Alexander County. Alt. approx. 1,150. York Collegiate Institute was operated there 1856-58 by Brantley York, one of the founders of Trinity College in Randolph County, which later became Duke University. |
| Rocky Springs Township |
SE Montgomery County. |
| Rocky Swamp |
rises in W Halifax County and flows SE into Fishing Creek. Appears on the Collet map, 1770. |
| Rocky Top |
on the Cherokee County, N.C.-Monroe County, Tenn., line. |
| Rockyface Mountain |
on the Jackson-Transylvania county line between Bald Rock and Bald Knob. Part of Tennessee Ridge. Alt. approx. 4,700. |
| Rockyhock |
community in central Chowan County. Alt. 28. For a possible origin of the name, see Rockyhock Creek. |
