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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 |
|---|---|
| West Asheville |
former town in central Buncombe County on the W side of the French Broad River. Inc. 1889; became a part of Asheville, 1897. |
| West Bald |
peak in the Tusquitee Mountains, N Clay County. |
| West Bay |
S extension of Pamlico Sound between Piney Island and Cedar Island in NE Carteret County. |
| West Bear Creek |
rises in E Wayne County and flows SE into Bear Creek. |
| West Beaver Creek |
rises in S Ashe County and flows SE into Beaver Creek. |
| West Belews Creek |
rises in E Forsyth County and flows NE into S Stokes County and into Belews Creek. Also known as Left Fork Belews Creek and, in Stokes County, as Little Belews Creek. |
| West Bend |
community in W Forsyth County in a bend of Yadkin River. |
| West Bladenboro |
town in SW Bladen County adjacent to Bladenboro, which see. Inc. 1913, but no longer active in municipal affairs. |
| West Bluff Bay |
in Pamlico Sound W of Bluff Point in S Hyde County. |
| West Branch |
rises in central Madison County and flows SE into Walnut Creek. |
