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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 |
|---|---|
| Trull Cove |
E Cherokee County, through which a short tributary of Slow Creek flows. |
| Trumpet Branch |
rises in N central Iredell County and flows S into Rocky Creek just N of Olin. Before the Civil War, Joseph Weisner had an iron foundry there known as Trumpet Branch. It is believed that machinery for antebellum cotton factories in the SE was made there. |
| Trumpeters Swamp |
rises in S Pender County and flows NW into Merricks Creek. |
| Trust |
community in SW Madison County on Spring Creek. Alt. 2,411. |
| Truth |
community in SE Chatham County. |
| Truvine |
community in E Wayne County served by post office, 1891-92. |
| Tryon |
town in SW Polk County. Inc. 1885 as Tryon City. Named for nearby Tryon Mountain, which see. Post office, est. 1855, known as Tryon City. Alt 1,075. |
| Tryon City |
See Tryon. |
| Tryon County |
was formed from Mecklenburg County in 1769 and named in honor of William Tryon (1729-88), governor of North Carolina, 1765-71. The county was abolished in 1779 and divided into Lincoln and Rutherford Counties, which see. |
| Tryon Mountain |
W Polk County above the town of Tryon between Skyuka Creek and Little Cove Creek. Named for William Tryon (1729-88), governor of North Carolina, 1765-71. Named by the Cherokee for the governor in 1767 when a boundary was being est. between white and Cherokee lands. Appears on the Collet map, 1770. Alt. 3,231. |
