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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 |
|---|---|
| Valle Crucis |
community in central Watauga County near the junction of Dutch Creek and Watauga River. Est. in 1842 as an Episcopal mission. The name, Latin for "Valley of the Cross," was adopted because of the shape of the Watauga River valley there. The valley has an area of approx. 600 acres. Alt. 3,000. |
| Valley |
community on Roaring Creek in W Avery County. Also called Roaring Creek. |
| Valley Creek |
rises in SW Watauga County and flows E in an arc into Watauga River. |
| Valley River |
rises in NE Cherokee County and flows SW into Hiwassee River at Murphy. |
| Valley River Mountains |
extend along the Cherokee-Clay county line to Macon County. |
| Valley Springs |
community in S Buncombe County. |
| Valley Squirrel Gap |
NE Cherokee County between Andrews and Rhodo. |
| Valley Town |
community in NE Cherokee County on the outskirts of Andrews, which see. A post office operated there, 1846-91. |
| Valley Town Township |
sNE Cherokee County. |
| Valmead |
community in central Caldwell County. A large part of the community was annexed to the city of Lenoir prior to 1960. Named for its location in a valley meadow. Alt. 1,131. |
