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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 |
|---|---|
| Crestmont |
former community in NW Haywood County on Big Creek near lat. 35°45' N., long 83°06'37" W. A sawmill community, the site is now in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Inc. 1913, but the charter was repealed in the same year. |
| Creston |
community in W central Ashe County. Alt. approx. 2,850. Post office est. 1830 as North Fork; changed to Creston, 1882. Named for its location near the crest of the mountains. |
| Creston Township |
SW Ashe County. |
| Creswell |
town in E Washington County N of Scuppernong River. Alt. 6. Known as Cool Spring as early as 1826, when a post office by the name was est. there. The name was used locally as late as 1895. When William Atkinson became postmaster in 1874, the post office name was changed to Cressville in honor of John A. J. Creswell, U.S. postmaster general. Inc. 1874 as Cressville; named changed to Creswell in 1885. |
| Cribs Creek |
rises in NW Anson County and flows N into Rocky River. |
| Cricket |
community in central Wilkes County. Est. 1888 and named by the Post Office Department. |
| Cricket Hill |
a man-made island in W Bogue Sound, S Carteret County. |
| Cricket Swamp |
rises in E central Bertie County and flows S into Eastmont Swamp. Probably named for John Crickett, who owned land in the area as early as 1729. |
| Crims Crossroads |
See Grimes Crossroads. |
| Crimsie |
community in N Lincoln County served by post office, 1894-1903. |
