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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 |
|---|---|
| Dennis Mountain |
W Montgomery County between Walker Mountain and Dutchmans Creek. |
| Denniss Island |
formerly an island in present Currituck Banks, E Currituck County. It was separated from Currituck Banks by Currituck Inlet on the N and Musketo Inlet on the s, both of which are now closed. Shown on Comberford map, 1657. See also Currituck Inlet; Musketo Inlet. |
| Denny |
community in W Wilkes County on Elk Creek. Named in the early twentieth century for John A. Denny, a local citizen. |
| Dennys Store |
community in E Person County. |
| Denson Creek |
rises in N Montgomery County and flows SE into Little River. |
| Denton |
town in SE Davidson County. Inc. 1907. Known as Finch's Crossroads prior to 1875. Post office est. 1878 and name changed to Denton at the recommendation of Samuel Moses Peacock, who had been reading about the town of the same name in Texas and who became the first postmaster. |
| Denton Gap |
on the Graham County, N.C.-Monroe County, Tenn., line. |
| Dentons |
community in S Graham County on Little Snowbird Creek. |
| Denver |
town in NE Lincoln County. Inc. 1877. Settled about 1770 and known as Dry Pond for an adjacent swampy area; in 1873 it was renamed by D. Matt Thompson, school principal, for the capital of Colorado, then being considered for admission to the Union. |
| Deppe |
community in NE Onslow County. Named for Nelson R. Deppe of Pennsylvania, who est. a lumber mill at the site. |
