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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 |
|---|---|
| Crossnore |
town in S Avery County. Alt. 3,546. Inc. 1925. Settled about 1838 and named for George Crossnore, keeper of general store. Crossnore School, founded in 1913 by Dr. Mary Martin Sloop, since has trained mountain children and promoted crafts. |
| Crossroads Township |
central Wilson County. |
| Crossville |
community in E Gates County served by post office, 1870-84. |
| Crossway |
community in S Scotland County on Lytch's Pond. |
| Crouse |
town in S Lincoln County. Settled about 1840. Inc. 1907. Named for W. L. Crouse, a physician who built the first house in the community. |
| Crow Branch |
rises in S Jackson County and flows NE into Whitewater River. |
| Crow Creek |
rises in S Macon County and flows NE into Cullasaja River. |
| Crow Hill |
point of land W of Straits, E Carteret County, extending into North River. |
| Crow Island |
appears on the Collet map, 1770; it existed as late as 1833. In Currituck Sound, NE Currituck County, it was SE of Knotts Island and barred the sound side of New Currituck Inlet until the inlet closed. After 1833 Crow Island began disintegrating, so that by 1861 it was only a mass of tidal-marsh islands. |
| Crowder Mountain Township |
SW Gaston County. |
