Some place names included in The North Carolina Gazetteer contain terms that are considered offensive.
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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 |
|---|---|
| Candor |
town in E Montgomery County. Alt. 729. Inc. 1891. Named by three local merchants who envisioned a "town of frankness and sincerity." Post office est. as Cabin Creek in 1873; name changed in 1885. Also once called Lamond's Old Field. |
| Candy Creek |
rises in NE Guilford County and flows N into Rockingham County, where it enters Haw River. Known as Kenady's Branch and as Kanady Creek prior to 1800, named for an early settler. |
| Cane |
community in S Alamance County. |
| Cane Bottom |
community in N Yancey County on Nolichucky River. |
| Cane Brake Creek |
rises in S Rutherford County and flows S into Broad River. |
| Cane Branch |
rises in Angola Bay, N Pender County, and flows SE into Holly Shelter Creek. |
| Cane Branch |
rises in E Yancey County and flows N into Little Crabtree Creek. |
| Cane Creek |
See Crane Creek. |
| Cane Creek |
rises in N Wilkes County and flows SE into North Prong Roaring River. |
| Cane Creek |
rises in S Union County and flows SW into Catawba River in South Carolina. |
