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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 |
|---|---|
| Chambersburg Township |
SE Iredell County. Named for local Chambers family. |
| Champion |
community in SW Wilkes County near South Prong Lewis Fork Creek. |
| Chancandepeco Inlet |
from the Atlantic Ocean into Pamlico Sound through Hatteras Island N of Cape Hatteras, SE Dare County. Opened prior to 1585 and closed prior to 1657. Appears as Chacandepeco on the Velasco map, 1611. The name is possibly a Spanish spelling for an Algonquian Indian word meaning "it dips and disappears as shallows." |
| Chance |
community in W Sampson County served by post office, 1889-1904. |
| Chandler |
community in NE Montgomery County served by post office, 1875-1927. Known as Chandler's Grove until 1894. |
| Chandler Creek |
rises in E Madison County and flows SE into California Creek. |
| Chandler Knob |
N Madison County near the head of Revere Creek. |
| Chandler's Grove |
See Chandler. |
| Chaney Creek |
rises in central Onslow County and flows SW into New River. |
| Chapanoke |
community in E Perquimans County. Named for an Indian village, Chepanoc, the site of which probably is on Wade Point, Pasquotank County. The name apparently was an Indian word for "land of the dead." Alt. 15. |
