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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 |
|---|---|
| Whitehead Township |
S central Alleghany County. |
| Whiteheads Mill |
See Spencer. |
| Whitehouse |
community in N Rutherford County between Cove and Otter Creeks. A stockade for the protection of settlers against Indians was erected in the vicinity of nearby Montford Cove Church in the eighteenth century. |
| Whitehurst |
community in N Pitt County served by post office, 1900-1906. Settled about 1890 and known as Grindool (post office operated by that name, 1890-1910) until early in the twentieth century, when the name was changed to honor S. C. Whitehurst, local farmer. Alt. 68. |
| Whitehurst Creek |
rises in SE Beaufort County and flows E into South Creek. |
| Whitelace Creek |
rises in W Lenoir County and flows N into Neuse River. |
| Whitener |
community in W Catawba County served by post office, 1893-1903. |
| Whitener Creek |
rises in S Burke County and flows S into Rock Creek. |
| Whiteoak |
community in N Onslow County. |
| Whiteoak Bald |
NE Cherokee County in the Valley River Mountains. |
