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Some place names included in The North Carolina Gazetteer contain terms that are considered offensive.
"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 |
|---|---|
| Cateechee Branch |
rises in E central Transylvania County and flows SE into French Broad River. |
| Caterpillar Creek |
rises in SE Alamance County and flows SE into Orange County, where it enters Cane Creek. |
| Cates Creek |
rises in central Orange County and flows NE into Eno River. |
| Catfield Point |
S Onslow County in Stones Bay. |
| Catfish |
community in W Catawba County served by post office, 1886-1903. |
| Catfish Lake |
a natural lake in Croatan National Forest, E Jones and SW Craven Counties. Covers 950 acres, with a max. depth of 4 to 5 ft. It is in the Lakes Pocosin, which see. |
| Catfish Point |
E Tyrrell County, extends from the mainland into Alligator River. |
| Catharine Creek |
rises in E Hertford County and flows N into Chowan River. Undoubtedly a corruption of Cautaking, Catokinge, or Cataking, an Indian village of the sixteenth century located in the area. The Indian name probably meant "at the land that pushes" or "bulges out," as if into the river. |
| Catharine Lake |
a natural lake in NW Onslow County. Covers approx. 45 acres, with a max. depth of 15 ft. Alt. 17. A community by the name existed as early as 1861, but the lake itself apparently is not shown on early maps. Local tradition says that it was named by John Avirette for his fiancée, Catharine Cole. Another source relates that it was named for the Cothran family in the vicinity. |
| Catherine Creek |
is formed on the Gates-Chowan county line by the junction of Trotman and Warwick Creeks and flows SW into Chowan River. Appears on the Collet map, 1770, as Catharines Creek. |
