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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 |
|---|---|
| Sassafras Knob |
on the Cherokee-Clay County line in the Valley River Mountains. |
| Sassafras Mountain |
on the Transylvania County, N.C.-Pickens County, S.C., line S of the head of South Prong [Glady Fork]. Alt. 3,554. |
| Sassafras Ridge |
extends NE from Bee Gap to Willie Knob in SW Graham County. |
| Sassarixa Swamp |
rises in W Johnston County and flows SE into Black Creek. |
| Sasseenohla |
See Big Bald. |
| Sassers Mill |
community in NW Jones County on Heath Mill Run. |
| Sassers Millpond |
N Wayne County on Great Swamp near Aycock Millpond. Fishing, boating; open to public. |
| Satterfield Creek |
rises in W Person County and flows NE into Storys Creek. |
| Satterthwaite Creek |
rises in E Beaufort County and flows E into Pungo River. See also Chappel Creek. |
| Satterwhite |
community in N Granville County, formerly known as Locust Grove. Name derived from home of the Satterwhite family. |
