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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 |
|---|---|
| Conrad Hill Township |
E central Davidson County. |
| Conrads |
community in E Yadkin County served by post office, 1880-1905. |
| Contara |
See Whitewater Falls. |
| Contaroga |
See Whitewater Falls. |
| Contentnea |
town in central Greene County on Contentnea Creek. Inc. 1877, but long inactive in municipal affairs. Name derived from the Iroquoian/Tuscarora phrase meaning "fish passing by." Similarly named village of Cotechney (thief; rogue) is 4 mi. upstream. |
| Contentnea Creek |
is formed in W Wilson County by the junction of Moccasin and Turkey Creeks. It flows SE into Greene County across the county and onto the Lenoir-Pitt county line, which it follows into Neuse River. Contentnea is from the Iroquoian/Tuscarora phrase meaning "fish passing by." Formerly known as Great Contentnea Creek, it is referred to in the De Graffenried account of the founding of New Bern, 1709-10. Appears as Great Cotecktney Creek on the Collet map, 1770. Cotechney was an Indian village on the creek banks in present Greene County. Other eighteenth-century references to the stream use the name Quotankney Creek. See also Moccasin River. |
| Contentnea Lake |
central Wilson County on Contentnea Creek. Formed 1773. Covers 450 acres; max. depth 15 ft. First known as Cobb's Mill Pond (1773); later as Hadley's Mill Pond (named for Thomas Hadley), Barefoot's Mill Pond (1863), Wiggins Pond (1886), and David Daniel's Pond (1897). Acquired by Wilson Power and Light Co., 1904. |
| Contentnea Neck Township |
NE Lenoir County. |
| Contentnea Township |
See Winterville Township. |
| Conway |
town in E Northampton County. Settled about 1835 and known first as Martin's Crossroads; later, by the early 1880s, as Kirby; and finally as Conway to honor the wife of an officer of the railroad. Inc. 1913. Alt. 105. |
