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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.
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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 |
|---|---|
| Doughton Park |
S Alleghany and N Wilkes Counties, a Blue Ridge Parkway recreation area on Basin Creek. Covers approx. 7,000 acres. Est. about 1935 as Bluff Park; renamed to honor Congressman Robert L. Doughton (1863-1954), who worked for the establishment of the parkway. A high, rolling, bluegrass area terminates there in precipitous bluffs, and stands of rhododendron bloom in May and June. Wild Cat Rock is nearby. See also The Bluffs. |
| Douglas |
community in central Rockingham County served by post office, 1869-1903. Named for Senator Stephen A. Douglas, whose two sons inherited a large farm in the area on Dan River. |
| Douglas Ordinary |
See St. Johns. |
| Dove's Crossroads |
See Casville. |
| Dover |
community in NW Moore County on Wolf Creek. |
| Dover Branch |
rises in SE Yancey County and flows NE into Crabtree Creek. |
| Dover Crossroads |
See Gum Swamp. |
| Dover Knob |
S Macon County between Penson Knob and Norton Branch. |
| Dover Ridge |
SE Yancey County between Dover Branch and Crabtree Creek. |
| Dovers Branch |
rises in SE Yancey County and flows NW into Three Forks Creek. |
