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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 |
|---|---|
| Steeltrap Knob |
in S Macon County between Bearpen Mountain and Mooney Branch. |
| Steep Hill Branch |
rises in W Carteret County and flows W approx. 3 mi. into White Oak River. |
| Steep Point |
extends from the mainland of NE Carteret County into Core Sound. |
| Steep Rock Mountain |
peak in W Randolph County. |
| Steer Gap |
E Haywood County between Hungry Creek and Pisgah Creek. |
| Steestachee Bald |
on the Haywood-Jackson county line. Alt. 5,700. Named for the Indian word for rats or nest of rats. Indian hunters are said to have found and destroyed a nest of rats there. |
| Steestachee Branch |
rises near Steestachee Bald in SW Haywood County and flows E into Allen Creek. |
| Stella |
community in W Carteret County on White Oak River. Alt. 30, the highest point in the county. Originally named Barkers Bridge in honor of a local doctor, but when a post office was est. in 1866, the Post Office Department declined to accept the name. |
| Stem |
town in S Granville County. Inc. 1911. Named for W. T. Stem, local landowner. The area was first served by the Tally Ho post office, 1 mi. ne. In 1889, however, the post office was moved there and the name changed. Alt. 470. See also Tally Ho. |
| Stephens Creek |
rises in S Macon County and flows NE into Cullasaja River. |
