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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

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Place Description
Cedar Point

point of land on the W shore of Bodie Island in the waters of Roanoke Sound, a short distance N of Oregon Inlet, E Dare County.

Cedar Point

a point extending from the N mainland of Carteret County into Neuse River.

Cedar Point

point of land in SW Carteret County extending into the mouth of White Oak River and Bogue Sound. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733.

Cedar Point

S Onslow County, extends into N Howards Bay.

Cedar Point Mountain

W Rockingham County near Mayo River. See Baughn Mountain.

Cedar Prong of Little River

See Cedar Fork.

Cedar Rock

community in E central Caldwell County named for cedar trees growing from a rock formation.

Cedar Rock

E Transylvania County between Buck Forest and Little River.

Cedar Rock

community in E Franklin County.

Cedar Rock Creek

rises in W Transylvania County near Cedar Rock Mountain and flows N into Davidson River.