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This content is from the North Carolina Gazetteer, edited by William S. Powell and Michael Hill. Copyright © 2010 by the University of North Carolina Press. Used by permission of the publisher. For personal use and not for further distribution. Please submit permission requests for other use directly to the publisher.
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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 |
|---|---|
| Creedmoor |
town in SW Granville County. Founded about 1840 by Thomas Lyon. Inc. 1895 as Creedmore; reincorporated 1905 as Creedmoor. Appears as Creedmoor in an 1887 atlas. Said to have been called "Need More" in the earliest days of the community but, with its growth, a more dignified name was desired. Until 1960 "mule capital of North Carolina" because of market for farm animals. Produces apparel. |
| Creedmoor Lake |
SE Granville County on Ledge Creek. Formed in 1939 as a source of water for the town of Creedmoor and for recreation. Covers 100 acres. Also called Lake Rogers. Max. depth 30 ft. |
| Creeds Hill Coast Guard Station |
formerly on S Hatteras Island, SE Dare County. First formed as a lifesaving station in 1878-79, it became a Coast Guard Station in 1915 but has since been deactivated. |
| Creek |
community in S Warren County on Fishing Creek. Settled prior to 1800. Post office located there, 1883-1930. |
| Creek Mills |
community in NE Forsyth County. |
| Creeksville |
community in central Northampton County on Potecasi Creek. |
| Creeping Swamp |
rises in SW Beaufort County and flows SW into Clayroot Swamp. For a part of its course, it forms the Beaufort-Pitt and Craven-Pitt county lines. |
| Cremo |
community in N central Bertie County. |
| Crenshaw's Branch |
rises in central Wake County and flows NE into Neuse River. |
| Crescent |
community in S Rowan County. |
