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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 |
|---|---|
| Vinegar Hill |
community in SE Beaufort County. |
| Vineland |
See Southern Pines; Whiteville. |
| Vineyard Creek |
rises in E Clay County and flows S into Shooting Creek. |
| Vineyard Mountain |
S Clay County. Alt. approx. 4,900. An Englishman is said to have covered the mountain with grapevines, but his vineyard failed to prosper and he returned to England. |
| Vinson Store |
former community in E Wayne County near West Bear Creek. |
| Viola |
community in S Pender County served by post office, 1882-1901. |
| Violet |
community in W Cherokee County on Sular Creek between Swansee and Morrow Gaps. Served by post office, 1909-33. |
| Virgil |
community in E Watauga County. |
| Virgilina |
town in NW Granville County on the Virginia-North Carolina border, hence its name. Inc. 1899 in North Carolina and 1900 in Virginia. |
| Virgin's Inlet |
apparently a short-lived inlet in SE Onslow County from Brown's Sound into the Atlantic Ocean. It was described in records of 1784-85 as being near Gillets Creek. |
