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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 |
|---|---|
| Castle Dobbs |
See Russellborough. |
| Castle Hayne |
community in N New Hanover County. Est. by 1861 and known as Spring Garden for a number of years. Appears as such on the Colton map, 1861, and on other maps through the 1870s. By 1882 (Kerr map) it was called Castle Hayne. Named for Capt. Roger Haynes, who built a "castle" nearby prior to the Revolutionary War. Originally Castle Haynes but shortened to Castle Hayne by the railroad and later adopted by the post office. A 6,000-acre agricultural colony est. there by Hugh MacRae in the early twentieth century included a number of Dutch families. Produces commercial flowers and bulbs, vegetables, and chemicals. Alt. 20. |
| Castle of Thundertontrenck |
See Lenox Castle. |
| Castle Tryon |
See Russellborough. |
| Castle, The |
an island of approx. 1/10 acre in the Pamlico River, W Beaufort County, about 350 yards offshore from the town of Washington. Site of shipbuilding activity in nineteenth century. |
| Castletons Creek |
See Raccoon Creek. |
| Castoria |
community in N central Greene County. A noted pre-Civil War plantation house of the name still exists there and gave its name to the community. Probably named for Castor, one of the Greek mythological Dioscuri twins. |
| Casville |
community in W Caswell County. Known as Dove's Crossroads until about 1962. |
| Caswell |
See Point Caswell. |
| Caswell Beach |
the S beach front on Oak Island, SE Brunswick County. |
