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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 |
|---|---|
| Elk Knob |
N Watauga County near the head of Hoskin Fork. |
| Elk Lodge Mountain |
S central Transylvania County between Allison Creek and Lamb Creek. |
| Elk Marsh |
See Marsh Swamp. |
| Elk Mountain |
community in central Buncombe County W of Woodfin. Alt. 1,950. |
| Elk Mountains |
central Buncombe County NE of Asheville, extend from Peach Knob to Roaring Gap. Alt. 3,149-3,190. |
| Elk Park |
town in NW Avery County. Inc. 1885. First county court held there while the courthouse at Newland was under construction. Named for elk that once roamed the region. Alt. 3,182. |
| Elk Ridge |
W Wilkes County between Elk Creek and Stony Fork Creek. |
| Elk River |
rises in NE Avery County near Banner Elk and flows W into Tennessee, where it enters Watauga River. For most of its course, it flows in a deep gorge. |
| Elk River Falls |
in Elk River, NW Avery County, a drop of about 85 ft.; for the next 4 mi. downstream, there is a fall of about 100 ft. per mile. |
| Elk Shoal |
community in W Yancey County on Cane River. A nineteenth-century post office serving the community was named Wampler. |
