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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 |
|---|---|
| Tramble Gap |
SE Henderson County near the North Carolina-South Carolina line. |
| Tramway |
community in W Lee County. Named because it was the terminus of a tramroad from Cameron. A Civil War drill ground was approx. 1 mi. S of Tramway. |
| Tranquility |
community in S Granville County served by post office, 1839-56. |
| Transon |
community in E Ashe County served by post office, 1888-1926 and 1937-53. Alt. 3,300. |
| Transylvania County |
was formed in 1861 from Henderson and Jackson Counties. Located in the W section of the state, it is bounded by the state of South Carolina and by Jackson, Haywood, and Henderson Counties. Its name is a combination of two Latin words, trans (across) and sylva (woods). Area: 379 sq. mi. County seat: Brevard, with an elevation of 2,230 ft. Townships are Boyd, Brevard, Catheys Creek, Dunns Rock, Estatoe, Gloucester, Hogback, and Little River. Produces corn, hay, Christmas trees, apples and other fruits and vegetables, poultry, dairy products, livestock, hogs, lumber, paper products, wood products, baked goods, chemicals, textiles, crushed stone, asbestos, sand, and mica. |
| Tranters Creek |
rises in SW Martin County and flows SE on the Pitt-Martin county line and S on the Pitt-Beaufort county line into Tar River near the point at which it becomes the Pamlico River. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733. The creek was the site of a Civil War battle, June 5, 1862. |
| Trantham Creek |
rises in SE Buncombe County near Flat Top Mountain and flows SW into Cane Creek. |
| Trantus |
community in SW Martin County served by post office, 1901-1904. |
| Trap |
community in NE Bertie County. Named because a local tavern about 1860 "trapped" men of the community, according to their wives. |
| Trap Branch |
rises in NE Swain County and flows W into Straight Fork. |
