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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 |
|---|---|
| Ellerbee Creek |
rises in W Durham County about 2 mi. W of Durham and flows E and NE about 11 mi. into Neuse River. Known earlier as Alliby Creek and Elliby Creek. |
| Elliby Creek |
See Ellerbee Creek. |
| Ellicott Mountain |
S Jackson County near the head of East Fork Chattooga River. Alt. 3,800. Named for Andrew Ellicott (1745-1820), who surveyed the North Carolina-Georgia state line in 1813. |
| Ellicott Rock |
on the E side of Chattooga River in SW Jackson County at the North Carolina-South Carolina-Georgia state line. A granite boulder indicating the junction was marked in 1813 by and named for Andrew Ellicott (1754-1820), surveyor. |
| Ellijay |
community in E Macon County on Ellijay Creek. Alt 2,200. Name is from a Cherokee word meaning "verdant earth." |
| Ellijay Creek |
rises in E Macon County and flows SW into Cullasaja River. |
| Ellijay Township |
E central Macon County. |
| Ellington Branch |
rises in NW Warren County and flows NE into Smiths Creek. |
| Elliott |
community in E Sampson County. Alt. 137. A post office was opened there in 1886 but closed in 1940. Named for Dr. Elliott Lee of Clinton. An early stop on the railroad there was known as Summit. The community is at the site of "Mt. Pleasant," the plantation of James Faison. |
| Elliott Branch |
rises in E Cherokee County and flows S into Peachtree Creek. |
