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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 |
|---|---|
| Buckhorn Branch |
rises in SE Granville County and flows S into Wake County, where it enters New Light Creek. Approx. 4 mi. long. |
| Buckhorn Creek |
rises in NW Cherokee County and flows SW into Copper Creek. |
| Buckhorn Crossroads |
community in W Wilson County S of Contentnea Creek and W of Buckhorn Branch. |
| Buckhorn Falls |
in Cape Fear River at the junction of Chatham, Harnett, and Lee Counties. Mentioned as early as 1819 in a survey of the major rivers of North Carolina. Since 1908 the site of a power-generating plant operated by what is now Progress Energy. Navigation locks built there as early as 1805; iron ore mined nearby during the Civil War. |
| Buckhorn Gap |
SE Macon County. |
| Buckhorn Iron Furnace |
See Cokesbury. |
| Buckhorn Knob |
N Caldwell County. Named by Bryson Coffey about 1870 for a big pair of antlers that he found there. Alt. approx. 1,500. |
| Buckhorn Lake |
SE Chatham and NE Lee Counties on Cape Fear River. Formed by a dam constructed in 1907, the lake covers 400 acres, with a max. depth of 21 ft. Used to generate hydroelectric power. |
| Buckhorn Mountain |
S Macon County between Buckhorn Gap and Cullasaja River. |
| Buckhorn Ridge |
NE Cherokee County in the Valley River Mountains. |
