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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 |
|---|---|
| Cokesbury |
community in E Vance County on the head of Rocky Branch; named for Methodist bishops Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury. |
| Cokey Swamp |
rises in SE Nash County and flows SE into W Edgecombe County, where it enters Town Creek. An Indian village, Tiancok, which see, appears on the site on the Comberford map, 1657. Tyancoka Creek appears on the Collet map, 1770, at the location, and the spelling Tincoco and Tiancoco are used on other maps. See also Redmans Old Field. |
| Cokey Township |
See Edgecombe County. |
| Colbert Creek |
rises in S Yancey County and flows SE into South Toe River. |
| Colbert Ridge |
S Yancey County between Locust Creek and Colbert Creek. |
| Cold Branch |
rises in W Graham County and flows SE into Santeetlah Creek. |
| Cold Camp Creek |
rises on the Cumberland-Robeson county line and flows SE into Gallberry Swamp. |
| Cold Creek |
rises in E Haywood County and flows NE into East Fork Pigeon River. |
| Cold Knob |
on Buncombe-Henderson county line between Bent Creek Gap and Pine Mountain. |
| Cold Mountain |
on the Jackson-Transylvania county line W of Panthertail Mountain. Alt. 4,500. |
