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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 |
|---|---|
| Trent Township |
SW Lenoir County. |
| Trent Woods |
town in central Craven County on Trent River S of New Bern. Inc. 1959. |
| Trenton |
town and county seat, central Jones County. Courthouse apparently est. at the site in or soon after 1779, when the county was formed. Apparently known as Trent until 1784, when a town to be known as Trenton was authorized to be laid off at the site of the courthouse. Inc. 1874. Took its name from the Trent River, on which it is located. Alt. 28. |
| Trenton Township |
central Jones County. |
| Tri-Villages |
term used by local residents of Hatteras Island, E Dare County, to refer to Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo, three communities formerly known collectively as Chicamacomico. |
| Triad |
See Piedmont Triad. |
| Triangle |
community in E Lincoln County served by post office, 1878-1903. Settled 1902. Named for triangle formed by roads at the site. |
| Triangle Township |
SE Durham County. Named for Research Triangle Park, which see. |
| Trickum Creek |
rises in N Forsyth County and flows N into Buffalo Creek. |
| Tricorner Knob |
on the line separating Haywood and Swain Counties in North Carolina from Sevier County in Tennessee. Alt. more than 6,100. Named for its location at the coincidence of three counties. |
