Some place names included in The North Carolina Gazetteer contain terms that are considered offensive.
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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 |
|---|---|
| Virginia |
the name applied to the American territory granted by Queen Elizabeth to Walter Raleigh and explored in 1584 by Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe. The earliest evidence of the use of the name occurs before March 25, 1585, in Raleigh's seal as Lord and Governor of Virginia, which is now in the British Museum. The name honored Elizabeth, the "Virgin Queen," and was applied in the sixteenth century to the area explored from bases on Roanoke Island. In the seventeenth century, it came to be applied to the permanent settlement around Jamestown, and, after the granting of the Carolina Charter in 1663, it no longer was applied correctly to the territory that was soon to become North Carolina. See also South Virginia. |
| Virginia Creek |
rises in SE Pender County and flows SE into Topsail Sound. |
| Vista |
community in S Pender County on Virginia Creek. Served by post office, 1893-1913. |
| Vivian |
community in S Gates County on Bennett Creek. |
| Vixen |
community in central Yancey County. Served by post office, 1915-54. Alt. 2,278. |
| Voharee Creek |
See Uwharrie River. |
| Volga |
community in N Buncombe County on French Broad River. Served by post office, 1902-13. Alt. 1,721. |
| Voline |
community in central Robeson County served by post office, 1893-1905. |
| Vosses Creek |
See Mill Creek. |
| Vox |
community in N Alleghany County served by post office, 1900-1932. |
