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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 |
|---|---|
| Chestnut Cove |
E Swain County between Deep Gap and Camp Branch. |
| Chestnut Cove |
S Buncombe County SW of Truck-wheel Mountain. |
| Chestnut Cove Branch |
rises in NE Buncombe County near Middle Mountain and flows W through Chestnut Cove into North Fork [Swannanoa River]. |
| Chestnut Cove Creek |
S Buncombe County near Chestnut Cove. |
| Chestnut Cove Creek |
rises in NW Haywood County and flows SE into Big Creek. |
| Chestnut Cove Creek |
rises in E Swain County and flows NE into Connelly Creek. |
| Chestnut Cove Knob |
on the Jackson-Macon county line. |
| Chestnut Cove Ridge |
NE Buncombe County between Chestnut Cove and Big Cove. |
| Chestnut Creek |
rises in NW Transylvania County and flows S into Court House Creek. |
| Chestnut Creek |
rises near Candler Knob on the Buncombe-Henderson county line and flows N into Stony Fork. |
