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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 |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Ridge |
extends from N to S along the Jackson-Transylvania county line between Haywood County line and head of West Fork French Broad River. Named peaks include Balk Knob, Bald Rock, The Pinnacle, Rockyface Mountain, Round Mountain, and Tennessee Bald. |
| Tennyson |
community in S Davie County served by post office, 1891-1906. |
| Terebinthe |
See Cedar Creek. |
| Teresita |
community in S Macon County on Jones Creek. |
| Terra Ceia |
community in N central Beaufort County. Alt. 16. Settled in the early 1920s by Dutch bulb growers; the community's name means "heavenly land." |
| Terra Cotta |
former community in central Guilford County, now within the bounds of Greensboro. Name is Latin for "cooked earth." Named for the hard-baked clay plant there. Alt. 889. |
| Terrace Fork |
See Terris Fork. |
| Terrapin |
community in W Halifax County served by post office, 1893-1911. |
| Terrapin Creek |
rises in E Catawba County and flows E into Catawba River. |
| Terrapin Island |
tidal-marsh island in Pamlico Sound, NE Pamlico County. |
