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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 |
|---|---|
| Stone Mountain Bald |
on the Watauga County, N.C.-Johnson County, Tenn., line at the N end of Stone Mountains, which see. Alt. 4,657. |
| Stone Mountain Branch |
rises in NW Watauga County in the Stone Mountains and flows SW into Watauga River. |
| Stone Mountain Creek |
rises in S Alleghany County and flows SW into N Wilkes County, where it enters Bullhead Creek. |
| Stone Mountain Gap |
SE Buncombe County between Stone and Round Mountains. |
| Stone Mountains |
a chain of mountains in W Ashe and Watauga Counties, N.C., and Johnson County, Tenn., from the Watauga River near lat. 36°17'30" N., long. 81°55' W., to the NW corner of North Carolina and thence into Virginia to Whitetop Mountain. They form the common boundary line of North Carolina and Tennessee. The name dates from as early as 1795. |
| Stonecutter Creek |
rises in central Rutherford County and flows SW into Cleghorn Creek. Named for a stonecutter who lived along its banks and cut millstones. |
| Stonehead |
See Pilot Mountain. |
| Stonehouse |
home of William Person, member of the Provincial Congress, in NE Warren County on Stonehouse Creek. The house, which is still standing, dates from 1746. |
| Stonehouse Creek |
rises in E Warren County near the town of Vaughn and flows NE into Lake Gaston. Appears on the Price map, 1808, and the MacRae map, 1833. Sometimes referred to locally as Big Stonehouse Creek. |
| Stones Bay |
in New River in S Onslow County. Mentioned in local records as early as 1748 as Stones Creek Bay. Named for William Stone, an early surveyor in the county. |
