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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 |
|---|---|
| Call |
community in S Wilkes County on Mill Creek. Named for a local family. |
| Call Millpond |
S Wilkes County on Fishing Creek. Covers two acres; max. depth 12 ft. A grain mill and a sawmill operate there. |
| Callaghan Creek |
rises in central Dare County on the mainland and flows E into Croatan Sound. |
| Callahan |
See Calahaln. |
| Callahan |
community in N Granville County. |
| Callahan Branch |
rises in E Madison County and flows NE into Laurel Creek. |
| Callaway Mountain |
central Yancey County parallel to Cane River. |
| Callisons |
community in central Pamlico County. |
| Caltolina |
former lumbering community in E Person and W Granville Counties. A 1,300-acre tract belonging to the John Pomfret Webb family and later to the Calton family, from which the name was developed. The tract was divided into 15 farms about 1919. |
| Calvander |
community in SE Orange County. Formed from the name of Calvin Andrews, who operated Andrews's Academy there. The post office was first known as Faucette. Andrews's wife was Elizabeth Faucette. |
