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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 |
|---|---|
| Armour |
community in NE Columbus County. Named Amour (French, "love") for the Love family in the area, but through the years the spelling was changed. |
| Armstrong |
former community in NW McDowell County on Threemile Creek. With the establishment of Little Switzerland, which see, 2 mi. nw, the community began to decline. |
| Armstrong Branch |
rises in S Lincoln County and flows NE into Dellinger Branch. |
| Armstrong Creek |
rises in NW McDowell County and flows E into North Fork [Catawba River]. |
| Arnold |
community in W Davidson County near the headwaters of Swearing Creek. |
| Arnold Branch |
rises in E Macon County and flows SW into Cullasaja River. |
| Arnold Knob |
SE Mitchell County between North Toe River and Rose Creek. |
| Arnt |
formerly a small community and site of Arnt Ferry over the Catawba River, NE Catawba County. Site now covered by waters of Lookout Shoals Lake. |
| Aromuskek Marshes |
appear on the Ogilby map, 1671, in the E section of present Hyde County between Lake Mattamuskeet and Pamlico Sound. See also Aramuskeet. |
| Arp Gap |
W Cherokee County between Bowman Gap and Wolfpen Gap. Alt. approx. 2,750. |
