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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 |
|---|---|
| Tarkiln Branch |
rises in W Swain County and flows SE into Little Tennessee River. |
| Tarkiln Gap |
NE Cherokee County in the Valley River Mountains. |
| Tarkiln Mountain |
peak on Forge Mountain in W Henderson County. |
| Tarkiln Neck |
peninsula at the junction of Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, E Beaufort County. |
| Tarkiln Ridge |
central Macon County parallel to Poplar Cove. |
| Tarpleys Pond |
SE Wake County on Little River. Covers 50 acres and has a max. depth of 15 ft. Used for irrigation and recreation. |
| Tarts Store |
community in S Johnston County. |
| Tartt Path |
pre-Civil War path still in use in E central Wilson County. It runs N from the community of Sun to the vicinity of modern N.C. Highway 42 E of Wilson. Enos Tartt operated Tartt's Mill on Bear Branch in the mid-nineteenth century. |
| Tate |
community in N Rutherford County on Second Broad River. |
| Tate Branch |
rises in NE Clay County and flows NE into Nantahala River. |
