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Some place names included in The North Carolina Gazetteer contain terms that are considered offensive.
"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 |
|---|---|
| Elerbe |
community in SW Granville County. |
| Elevation Township |
SW Johnston County. Named for the fact that it is in a hilly section of the county. |
| Elf |
community in S Clay County on Chatuge Lake. |
| Elgin |
plantation house in central Warren County. Built in 1832 and named by a Scottish immigrant, Peter Mitchel, for his native city, Elgin, county seat of Elginshire (or Moray County). The house is still used as a dwelling. |
| Eli |
community in S Rowan County served by post office, 1892-1902. |
| Eli Whitney |
community in SE Alamance County. Named for inventor of cotton gin. Public quilting bee held there since 1931. |
| Elise |
See Robbins. |
| Elisha |
community in S Pasquotank County. |
| Elisha Creek |
approx. 5 mi. long, rises in central Davie County and flows SE into Dutchmans Creek. Appears in local records, 1815, as "Lisha, formerly called Licking Creek." |
| Elizabeth City |
city and county seat, E Pasquotank County on Pasquotank River. Settled in 1790; inc. as Redding in 1793. In 1794 named changed from "Reading" to Elizabeth-town; became Elizabeth City in 1801. Probably named for Elizabeth Tooley, wife of Adam Tooley, on whose land the town was est. Elizabeth City State University and College of the Albemarle are there. Produces textiles, ships, lumber, hosiery, apparel, paper boxes, and industrial machinery. Alt. 12. |
