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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 |
|---|---|
| Coranine Sound |
See Core Sound. |
| Corapeake |
community in NE Gates County, settled late seventeenth or early eighteenth centuries. Known as Orapeake until a post office was est. and the Post Office Department made a mistake in the spelling. Alt. 44. See also Bearpond. |
| Corapeake Swamp |
rises in N Gates County and flows SE into Hamburg Ditch in the Dismal Swamp. Appears as Orapeak Creek on the Moseley map, 1733. The lower course of the stream is called Elm Swamp on the Moseley map but Loosen Swamp on the Collet map, 1770. Later maps, until as recently as 1929, use the name Orapeake Swamp. |
| Corbett |
community in SE Caswell County. Named about 1880 for J. C. and Calvin Corbett, who operated a store there. Alt. 800. |
| Corbetts Ferry |
See Ivanhoe. |
| Corbin Creek |
rises in E Macon County and flows SW into Cat Creek. |
| Corbin Knob |
on the Jackson-Macon county line. Alt. 4,445. |
| Corbin Mountain |
on the Henderson County, N.C.-Greenville County, S.C., line. |
| Corbinton |
See Hillsborough. |
| Cordova |
community in SW Richmond County on the Pee Dee River. A post office, Steeles Mill, existed there as early as 1828 and became the name of the railroad station. Cordova post office est. 1899. Produces textiles. |
