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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 |
|---|---|
| Big Laurel Township |
former township in N central Madison County; now township no. 10. |
| Big Lick |
community in SW Stanly County. Inc. 1879; charter repealed 1919. Named because salt in the ground attracted deer and buffalo. See also Oakboro. |
| Big Lick Creek |
rises in E central Durham County and flows NE into Neuse River. |
| Big Lick Township |
S central Stanly County. |
| Big Lost Cove Creek |
rises in S Yancey County and flows N into South Toe River. |
| Big Marsh Swamp |
rises in Hoke County and flows SE into Robeson County, where it joins Gallberry Swamp in forming Big Swamp. |
| Big Meadow Creek |
rises in W Stanly County and flows W into SE Cabarrus County, where it enters Rocky River. |
| Big Meadows |
loamy section between Balls Mountain and Blackwood Mountain on the head of Old Field Creek in S Orange County. |
| Big Milksick Knob |
on the Clay-Macon county line. |
| Big Mooney Branch |
rises in S Macon County and flows SW into Kilby Creek. |
