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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 |
|---|---|
| Crains Creek |
rises in S Lee County and flows S into Moore County, where it joins Dry Fork Branch in forming Whiteoak Creek. Crains Creek and Whiteoak Creek together were formerly known as North Fork Crains Creek and Little Crains Creek. |
| Cramerton |
town in SE Gaston County on South Fork Catawba River. Est. 1906 when a mill was constructed by J. H. Mayes. Known as Mayesworth until purchased by Cramerton Mills, Inc., founded by Stuart W. Cramer (1868-1940). Inc. 1967. Produces textiles. Alt. 633. |
| Cranberry |
community in N central Avery County. Alt. 3,202. A post office est. there in 1850 as Cranberry Forge; discontinued for a brief period following the Civil War. Name changed to Cranberry after 1882. Named for cranberries that grew abundantly nearby. Cranberry Iron Mine, which see, was there. |
| Cranberry Creek |
rises in SE Watauga County and flows N into S Ashe County, where it enters South Fork [New River]. |
| Cranberry Creek |
is formed in E Ashe County by the junction of Piney Fork and Mulberry Creeks and flows NW into South Fork New River. |
| Cranberry Creek |
rises in W Avery County and flows NW into Elk River. |
| Cranberry Creek |
rises in N Jackson County and flows SW into Hornbuckle Creek. |
| Cranberry Creek |
rises in W Yadkin County and flows SE into South Deep Creek. |
| Cranberry Gap |
central Avery County between Minneapolis and Cranberry. Alt. 3,500. |
| Cranberry Iron Mine |
surface iron mines in N central Avery County. Believed to have been worked by Cherokee Indians. Discovered by white settlers in 1781; worked from 1826, most actively from 1865 to 1930. Supplied iron to the Confederacy. See also Cranberry. |
