Copyright Notice: 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.
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 |
|---|---|
| Dobag |
See Arbuckle; Doe Bag Creek. |
| Dobbersville |
community in SW Wayne County near the Sampson County line. |
| Dobbin Creek |
rises in NW Yadkin County and flows S into North Hunting Creek. |
| Dobbins Mill Pond |
central Yadkin County on North Deep Creek, covers approx. 25 acres. Max. depth 30 ft. Formed 1936 by Nelson Dobbins. Used for fishing, boating, irrigation, waterskiing. |
| Dobbs County |
formed from Johnston County in 1758, was named in honor of Arthur Dobbs (1689-1765), governor of North Carolina, 1754-65. Wayne County was formed from Dobbs in 1779, portions of it were added to other counties, and the remainder was divided into Glasgow and Lenoir Counties in 1791. Walnut Creek was the county seat until 1779, and Kingston (Kinston) from 1779 to 1791. See also Bizzell Millpond; St. Patrick's Parish. |
| Dobbs Parish |
Rowan County, was est. in 1755 to consist of the Wachovia, which see, section of the county settled by the Unitas Fratrum (United Brethren), or Moravians. The area included in Dobbs Parish is now largely in Forsyth County. See also St. Luke's Parish. |
| Dobson |
town and county seat, central Surry County. Est. 1851 as county seat after the county had been divided. Inc. 1891. Named either (1) for William Dobson, local justice of the peace in 1776, or (2) for William P. Dobson, member of the General Assembly in 1814. Alt. 1,265. |
| Dobson Branch |
rises in central Macon County and flows NE into Cartoogechaye Creek. |
| Dobson Hill |
community in S Graham County on Snowbird Creek. |
| Dobson Knob |
E McDowell County. |
