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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 |
|---|---|
| Terry Branch |
rises in NW Nash County and flows E into Tumbling Run. |
| Terry Creek |
rises in S Henderson County and flows N into Green River. |
| Terry Fork |
See Terris Fork. |
| Terry Gap |
in N Henderson County at the head of Kyles Creek. |
| Tessentee Creek |
rises in S Macon County and flows W into Little Tennessee River. |
| Texana |
community in central Cherokee County N of Murphy. |
| Teyahalee Bald |
on the Cherokee-Graham county line in the Snowbird Mountains. Alt. 4,743. |
| Thagards Pond |
on Little River in E Moore County. Covers approx. 100 acres. Named for William C. Thagard, who owned it from 1854 until about 1900. Was the site of Nicholas Smith's mill from as early as 1769. A residential community, Whispering Pines and a golf course were developed there about 1901. |
| Thanksgiving |
community in N Johnston County; named for Baptist church founded there on Thanksgiving Day, 1899. |
| Tharon |
community in E Duplin County on the head of Limestone Creek. |
