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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 |
|---|---|
| White Oak Mountain |
on the Transylvania County, N.C.-Greenville County, S.C., line E of Sassafras Gap. |
| White Oak River |
rises in N Onslow and S Jones Counties and flows SE on the Jones-Onslow county line to the Carteret-Onslow county line and into the Atlantic Ocean through Bogue Inlet. It is approx. 20 mi. long. Name derived from the Weetock Indian tribe. Appears as Weetock on the Lawson map, 1709; as Weitock River on the Moseley map, 1733; and as White Oak River on the Collet map, 1770. |
| White Oak Spring Canal |
See Hamburg Ditch. |
| White Oak Stamp |
a peak in SE Clay County at the SE end of Little Mountain. |
| White Oak Swamp |
rises in SE Bladen County and flows SE into Cape Fear River. |
| White Oak Township |
N Bladen County. |
| White Owl Falls |
SW Transylvania County in Thompson River. Height of falls is 80 ft. |
| White Plains |
See Hiddenite. |
| White Point |
extends from the mainland of NE Carteret County into Core Sound. |
| White Pond |
community in S Robeson County. |
