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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 |
|---|---|
| Tyson's Mill |
See Jefferson. |
| Tysonville |
community in central Wake County named for Tyson's Chapel and long known by that name. |
| U-Alta Lake |
W Randolph County, is formed by a dam on Caraway Creek. Covers 20-25 acres. Named for Eula Alta Farlow, wife of Arthur Farlow, who developed the lake. |
| Ucohnerunt |
a Tuscarora Indian town shown on the Moseley map, 1733, as situated on the mouth of Town Creek in what is now central Edgecombe County. Also called King Blount's Town for the chief under whom the Tuscarora Indians began their removal to the Roanoke River in 1732. |
| Ugly Creek |
rises in S Stanly County and flows SE into Hardy Creek. |
| Ugly Fork |
rises in W Haywood County near the Swain County line on the N side of Big Fork Ridge and flows E and NE into Rough Fork. |
| Ulah |
community in S Randolph County served by post office, 1889-1953. Originally Uhla; probably named for the daughter of M. R. Moffitt, first postmaster. |
| Umbra |
community in NE Durham County served by post office, 1891-1903. |
| Umstead Bridge |
See Redstone Point; Weir Point. |
| Umstead State Park |
See William B. Umstead State Park. |
