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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 |
|---|---|
| Clarks Store |
See Blountsville. |
| Clarksberry |
community in NW Rockingham County served by post office, 1857-66. Named for local Methodist church. |
| Clarksville |
community in NW Davie County. John Pinchback operated Burnt Tavern or Pinchback's Tavern nearby after 1797. Before the Civil War, the stagecoach from Salem to Statesville stopped there for the night. Hinton Rowan Helper (1829-1909), author of The Impending Crisis (1857), was born nearby on a farm on Bear Creek. A post office operated there from 1855 until 1869. |
| Clarksville |
See Salvo. |
| Clarksville Township |
NW Davie County. |
| Clarkton |
town in S Bladen County. Alt. 93. Inc. 1901. Known earlier as Brown Marsh Station and Dalton. Renamed after 1863 for John Hector Clark (1821-98). |
| Clarrissa |
community in S Mitchell County served by post office, 1887-1952. |
| Clawhammer Cove |
N Transylvania County, extends S from Clawhammer Mountain to Avery Creek. |
| Clawhammer Creek |
rises in N Transylvania County and flows E into South Fork Mills River. |
| Clawhammer Mountain |
in N Transylvania County between Clawhammer Cove and Clawhammer Creek. |
