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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 |
|---|---|
| Cornet Knob |
SE Macon County between Tom Branch and Cornet Branch. |
| Cornett Branch |
rises in NW Watauga County and flows SE into Rube Creek. |
| Cornjack |
See Coinjock. |
| Cornwall |
community in N Granville County served by post office, 1892-1908. |
| Cornwell Branch |
rises in E Cherokee County and flows SE into Snead Branch. |
| Corolla |
community on Currituck Banks, E Currituck County. Known as Currituck Beach until 1895, when a post office was est. there and named Corolla. Whalehead Club built there in the 1920s, later used as a summer school for boys and now open to visitors as part of park. A lighthouse there, the last major one constructed on the Outer Banks, was first lighted on December 1, 1875. |
| Correll Branch |
rises in W Haywood County, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, near lat. 35°42'05" N., long. 83°07'06" W., and flows SE into Little Cataloochee Creek. The stream has also been known as North Prong. |
| Corundum |
community in E Clay County on Barnett Branch. |
| Corundum Hill |
E Macon County between Lickskillet Branch and Crows Branch. Named for the mineral found there. |
| Corys Store |
community in S Martin County on Smithwick Creek. |
