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This content is from the North Carolina Gazetteer, edited by William S. Powell and Michael Hill. Copyright © 2010 by the University of North Carolina Press. Used by permission of the publisher. For personal use and not for further distribution. Please submit permission requests for other use directly to the publisher.
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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 |
|---|---|
| Elliott Cove |
N Swain County between Sunkota Ridge and Deep Creek. |
| Elliott Springs |
See Catawba Springs. |
| Ellis |
community in N Bladen County served by post office, 1885-1907. |
| Ellis Creek |
NW Bladen County, drains S from Suggs Mill Pond, which see, into Cape Fear River. |
| Ellis Cross Roads |
community in NE Rowan County. Settled about 1885. |
| Ellis Lake |
a natural lake in Croatan National Forest, S Craven and N Carteret Counties. Covers 1,500 acres; max. depth 4 to 5 ft. Named for the Ellis family, which lived on its shores. |
| Ellis Mountain |
central Mitchell County between Rebel Creek and Toe River. |
| Ellis Store |
community in SE Bertie County. |
| Ellisboro |
community in SW Rockingham County. Est. 1889 with extension of Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad. Named for Ellis Roberts, relative of developer. Failed to develop and was abandoned in 1936. Alt. 829. |
| Ellison Branch |
rises in N Watauga County and flows W into Cove Creek. |
