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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 |
|---|---|
| Una Creek |
rises in SE Swain County and flows W into Yalaka Creek. |
| Una Gap |
SE Swain County on Una Mountain near the head of Mason Branch. |
| Una Mountain |
SE Swain County on the head of Una Creek. |
| Unahala |
community in S Swain County on Yalaka Creek and Una Creek. |
| Unaka |
community in NW Cherokee County near the junction of Copper and Beaverdam Creeks. |
| Unaka Mountain |
on the Mitchell County, N.C.-Unicoi County, Tenn., line. Alt. approx. 5,190. See also Unicoi Mountains. |
| Unaka Mountains |
in Avery and Mitchell Counties, N.C., and Unicoi and Carter Counties, Tenn., form the common boundary line between the two states from the Nolichucky River to the Doe River (in Tennessee). Of 40 miscellaneous maps dating from 1795 to 1930, 22 called the ridge, in whole or in part, Iron Mountains; others divide between Iron and Yellow Mountains; and 5 call them Unaka Mountains the entire distance. Unaka is a corruption of Unega, meaning "white"; it is used in the 1789 act passed by the General Assembly of North Carolina that ceded what is now the state of Tennessee to the U.S. government. |
| Uncas |
community in E Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1893-1903. |
| Under Hills |
See Piedmont. |
| Underwood Branch |
rises in NE Cherokee County and flows SE into Webb Creek. |
