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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 |
|---|---|
| Cotton Creek |
rises in E Montgomery County and flows E into Moore County, where it enters Cabin Creek. |
| Cotton Grove |
community in S central Davidson County. |
| Cotton Grove Township |
W central Davidson County. |
| Cotton Hammock |
E Carteret County between community of Stacy and Piney Point. |
| Cotton Patch |
former community on Pigeon River in N Haywood County. A number of years ago, a resident planted a small patch of cotton there, and his wife used it to weave cloth. The patch is now grown over and the place abandoned, but the name persists. |
| Cotton Patch Bay |
an arm of Big Colly Bay in NE Bladen County. |
| Cotton's Crossing |
See Tuscarora Beach. |
| Cottonville |
community in S Stanly County. Named prior to the Civil War because of the quantity of cotton grown in the vicinity. |
| Cottonwood |
community in S Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1890-1900. |
| Cottrell Hill |
community in E Caldwell County on Zacks Fork. Named for William Cottrell, who settled there shortly before the Civil War. |
