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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.
Some place names included in The North Carolina Gazetteer contain terms that are considered offensive.
"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 |
|---|---|
| Crusoe Island |
See River View Community. |
| Crutchfield |
community in SW Surry County on Yadkin River. Alt. 872. |
| Crutchfields Falls |
rapids in Yadkin River, W Surry County near the mouth of Fishers River, S of the community of Crutchfield. The rapids comprise a fall of 4 ft. over a distance of approx. ¼ mi. Mentioned as early as 1819 in a survey of the rivers of the state. |
| Crystal |
community in SE Guilford County served by post office, 1880-1903. |
| Crystal Coast |
modern term used to promote tourism on Bogue Banks and surrounding area, Carteret County. |
| Crystal Lake |
E Moore County on Shaddock's Creek at the community of Lakeview. Formed in 1855 when Duncan Blue constructed a dam there; enlarged about 1908. Covers approx. 100 acres. Used for fishing, swimming, and boating. |
| Cub Branch |
rises in E Jackson County and flows SE into Charley Creek. |
| Cub Creek |
rises in NE Chatham County and flows NE and SE into SW Durham County, where it enters Morgan Creek. |
| Cub Island Creek |
See Cub Creek. |
| Cuba |
former community in N Rutherford County on Gilkey Creek. Post office from 1850 until 1906. Site of a cotton gin, mill, store, and other buildings; market for cherry bark and herbs. |
