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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 |
|---|---|
| Sam Newton Branch |
rises in central Cherokee County and flows NW into Valley River. |
| Samarcand |
community in W Moore County. Named in 1916 by Raphael W. Pumpelly Jr. for the town in Asia Minor, which he had visited in his travels. A state home and industrial school for girls opened there in 1918. Alt. 698. |
| Samaria |
community in SW Nash County served by post office, 1902-1907. Named for local Baptist church. |
| Sampson |
community in N central Caldwell County on the headwaters of the Yadkin River near Blowing Rock. |
| Sampson Branch |
rises in N Yancey County and flows SE into Jacks Creek. Named for Sampson Honeycutt, an early settler who died and was buried nearby about 1891. |
| Sampson County |
was formed in 1784 from Duplin County. Located in the E section of the state, it is bounded by Wayne, Duplin, Pender, Bladen, Cumberland, Johnston, and Harnett Counties. It was named for Col. John Sampson (d. 1784), member of the House of Commons and the governor's council under royal governors Dobbs, Tryon, and Martin. Area: 963 sq. mi. County seat: Clinton, with an elevation of 158 ft. Townships are Belvoir, Dismal, Franklin, Hales, Herrings, Honeycutts, Lisbon, Little Coharie, McDaniels, Mingo, Newton Grove, North Clinton, Piney Grove, Plain View, South Clinton, South River, Taylors Bridge, Turkey, and Westbrook. Produces corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, hay, peanuts, tobacco, cotton, cucumbers, pepper, squash, watermelons, cantaloupe, collards, honey, nursery products, miscellaneous vegetables and fruit, poultry, hogs, livestock, turkeys, sweet potatoes, lumber, processed meat, electronics, apparel, concrete products, and textiles. |
| Sampson Creek |
rises in S Catawba County and flows NE into Pott Creek. |
| Sampson Gap |
NE Transylvania County NE of Sharpy Mountain near the Haywood County line. |
| Sampson Mountain |
SE Watauga County. Alt. 4,716. |
| Sampson Point |
S Currituck County E of community of Point Harbor, extends into Albemarle Sound. Shown on U.S. Coast Survey map, 1865. |
