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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 |
|---|---|
| Cold Creek |
rises in E Haywood County and flows NE into East Fork Pigeon River. |
| Cold Creek |
rises in E Jackson County and flows SW into Tanasee Creek. |
| Cold Knob |
on Buncombe-Henderson county line between Bent Creek Gap and Pine Mountain. |
| Cold Mountain |
on the Jackson-Transylvania county line W of Panthertail Mountain. Alt. 4,500. |
| Cold Mountain |
on Avery-Burke county line. Alt. 3,830. |
| Cold Mountain |
S Haywood County, is parallel to Little East Fork Pigeon River. Alt. 6,030. According to Cherokee legend, some children played on a large rock at the foot of the mountain, and their footprints are said to be there still. Their name for the mountain was Da-tsula-gun-yi, meaning "where they made tracks." Eponymous novel by Charles Frazier in 1997 and later film led tourists to seek out site. |
| Cold Mountain Branch |
rises in S Transylvania County and flows NE into East Fork French Broad River. |
| Cold Spring |
community is NW Burke County. |
| Cold Spring Branch |
rises in SE Swain County and flows NW into Yalaka Creek. |
| Cold Spring Branch |
rises in N Madison County and flows NE into Allan Creek. |
