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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 |
|---|---|
| Tower Hill Branch |
rises in NE Lenoir County near Georgetown and flows N into Jericho Run. |
| Town Branch |
rises in NE Buncombe County and flows SW into Dillingham Creek. |
| Town Creek |
is formed in E central Brunswick County by the junction of Rattlesnake Branch and Lewis Swamp and flows SE into Cape Fear River just above Campbell Island. Named Indian Creek by William Hilton in 1663 but appears as Old Town Creek on the Moseley map, 1733. See also Charles Town. |
| Town Creek Indian Mound |
State Historic Site, S Montgomery County. Area: 53 acres. Est. 1937. Contains excavated and restored Indian mound dating from early sixteenth century and a museum. |
| Town Creek Township |
central Brunswick County. |
| Town Fork Creek |
rises in W Stokes County and flows SE and then NE across the S part of the county, entering Forsyth County for a short distance and then flowing into Dan River. The headwaters are labeled Slek Creek on the Collet map, 1770, and the lower course simply Town Fork. An iron forge was operated along the banks of the creek by 1796. |
| Town Marsh |
a tidal-marsh island SW of Beaufort in S Carteret County. |
| Town Mountain Gap |
central Buncombe County in the Elk Mountains. |
| Town Point |
central Onslow County at the N end of Farnell Bay and the S end of Morgan Bay. Now within the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Air Station. |
| Town Swamp |
SW Bertie County, a part of the larger Broadneck Swamp. Probably named for a Tuscarora Indian town in the vicinity, abandoned before 1800. |
