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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 |
|---|---|
| Thurz Mountain |
N Buncombe County NW of Wiley Mountain. |
| Tiancok |
an Indian village of the Chawanoac tribe; appears on the Comberford map, 1657, located in what is now N Hertford County between Potecasi Creek and Meherrin River near the Chowan River. See also Cokey Swamp. |
| Tibb Ridge |
E Cherokee County in the Valley River Mountains. |
| Tibbs Run |
rises in E Randolph County and flows SE into Richland Creek. |
| Ticer Branch |
rises in W Mecklenburg County and flows SW into Paw Creek. |
| Tick Creek |
rises in W Chatham County and flows NE into Rocky River. |
| Tickle Creek |
rises in E Guilford County and flows SE into Alamance County, where it enters Traverse Creek. |
| Tidewater Area |
a portion of the Coastal Plain, which see, from 30 to 80 mi. wide on the mainland side of the sounds in E North Carolina. Much of the area is swampland, known locally as "dismals" and "pocosins." There also are a number of natural lakes there, as well as many areas of savanna with a thick growth of grass and many wildflowers. |
| Tiger |
community in NW Rutherford County on Buffalo Creek. |
| Tilden |
community in SE Yadkin County served by post office, 1897-1904. |
