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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 |
|---|---|
| Craven Gap |
central Buncombe County between Rice Knob and Peach Knob in the Elk Mountains. |
| Craven Parish |
Church of England, Craven County, est. 1715, coextensive with the county. By 1741 it was called Christ-Church Parish. In 1767 there were 1,378 white taxables in the parish. Christ Church Parish of the Episcopal Church, however, still functions in New Bern. |
| Crawford |
community in W Macon County served by post office, 1886-1904. |
| Crawford |
See Currituck; Danbury. |
| Crawford Branch |
rises in NE Cherokee County and flows NW into Collett Creek. |
| Crawford Branch |
rises in central Clay County and formerly flowed S into Licklog Creek. It now flows into Chatuge Lake, and a part of its former course is now partially covered by it. |
| Crawford Branch |
rises in W Henderson County and flows NE into Boylston Creek. |
| Crawford Branch |
rises in central Macon County and flows SE and NE into Little Tennessee River. |
| Crawford Creek |
rises in S Clay County and flows SE through Wright Cove into Brasstown Creek. |
| Crawford Creek |
rises in E Haywood County and flows NE into East Fork Pigeon River. |
