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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.

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Place Description
Deep Creek

rises in NW Northampton County and flows SE into Roanoke River. Appears as Falling Run on the MacRae map, 1833; name changed after 1862.
Deep Creek

rises in central Person County and flows SE into Durham County, where it enters Flat River.
Deep Creek

rises in Sevier County, Tenn., and flows S through central and E Swain County into Tuckasegee River.
Deep Creek

rises in N Washington County and flows NE into Bull Bay.
Deep Creek

rises in SW Moore County and flows S into Lumber River.
Deep Creek

rises in Fort Bragg Military Reservation in NE Hoke County and flows NE into Little River.
Deep Creek

rises in E Hertford County and flows NE into Chowan River.
Deep Creek

rises in SE Halifax County and flows S into NE Edgecombe County, where it flows SW into Fishing Creek.
Deep Creek

rises in W Graham County and flows NE into Cheoah River.
Deep Creek

rises in N Halifax County and flows NE into Roanoke River. Appears on the Collet map, 1770, as Great Creek, a name that is still sometimes applied to it.