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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 |
|---|---|
| Coleman |
community in S McDowell County near Old Fort; former station on Western North Carolina Railroad. |
| Coleman Branch |
rises in W Johnston County and flows SW into Black Creek. |
| Coleman Creek |
rises in S Clay County and flows E into Hyatt Mill Creek. |
| Coleman Gap |
on the Clay-Macon county line. The Appalachian Trail passes through the gap. |
| Colerain |
town in NE Bertie County. Settled by 1700; inc. 1794. Named by its founder, John Campbell, for his hometown of Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ireland. The post office, est. in 1818, dropped the final letter of the name in the mid-nineteenth century. Cockerne Ferry across the Chowan River N of the site of Colerain appears on the Collet map, 1770, but it apparently ceased operation by 1808. |
| Colerain Township |
NE Bertie County. |
| Coleridge |
community in E Randolph County on Deep River. Originally known as Foust's Mill. A cotton mill est. there in 1883. Named for James A. Cole, local storekeeper. |
| Coleridge Township |
E central Randolph County. |
| Colers Ordinary |
See Ridgeway. |
| Coles Cove |
the valley through which Coles Creek flows in N Buncombe County. |
