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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 |
|---|---|
| Dasemunkepeuc |
See Manns Harbor. |
| Dashoga Ridge |
NE Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Its center is near lat. 35°40'40" N., long. 83°14'55" W. |
| Dave Barrett Creek |
See Right Fork [Eagle Creek]. |
| Dave Bellew Top |
peak in SW Cherokee County between Wolf Creek and Hot House Creek. |
| Dave Rock |
in W Transylvania County E of Bart Branch. |
| Davenport |
community in S Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1888-1903. |
| Davenport Branch |
rises in E Clay County and flows SW into Buck Creek. |
| Davenport Forks |
community in NE Washington County S of Deep Creek. |
| Davenport Gap |
a wind gap in Great Smoky Mountains where the North Carolina-Tennessee boundary crosses the NE boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Haywood County, N.C., and Cocke County, Tenn., near lat. 35°46'30" N., long. 83°6'30" W. Named in honor of Col. William Davenport, who in 1821 marked a stone on the "north side of Cataloochee Turnpike Road" as the starting point of his survey of the Tennessee-North Carolina state line. |
| Davenport Mountain |
W Henderson County between Johnsons Mill Creek and Shaw Creek. |
