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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 |
|---|---|
| Cedar Inlet |
an inlet approx. in the middle of Core Banks in E Carteret County on Outer Banks. |
| Cedar Island |
a two-acre uninhabited tidal-marsh island in Cedar Island Bay on the W side of Church Island, central Currituck County. |
| Cedar Island |
a small island in Bogue Sound, S Carteret County. |
| Cedar Island |
in the waters of Roanoke Sound off the SW tip of Bodie Island, E Dare County. |
| Cedar Island |
tidal-marsh island approx. ½ mi. long in N Pamlico County. Appears on the Lawson map, 1709, and the Moseley map, 1733. |
| Cedar Island |
community on the island of the same name, NE Carteret County. |
| Cedar Island |
See Smith Island. |
| Cedar Island |
large island in NE Carteret County between West Bay and Core Sound. Appears on Moll map, 1729. |
| Cedar Island Bay |
approx. 4 mi. long and 1½ mi. wide, NE Carteret County. Bounded by Cedar Island, Back Bay, and Core Sound. |
| Cedar Island Bay |
in the waters of Currituck Sound on the W side of Church Island in central Currituck County. Named for the small tidal-marsh island in the bay. |
