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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 |
|---|---|
| Deep Point |
point of land extending into Alligator River, E of junction of Intracoastal Waterway and Alligator River, N Hyde County. |
| Deep River |
is formed in SW Guilford County at High Point Lake by the junction of East Fork Deep River and West Fork Deep River. It flows SE through Randolph County, continues across the NE edge of Moore County, and forms a part of the Chatham-Lee county line. It joins Haw River in SE Chatham County to form Cape Fear River. The junction of Haw and Deep Rivers, site of the town of Haywood, which see, was one of six sites suggested in 1788 for the location of the state capital. |
| Deep River Township |
NE Moore County. |
| Deep River Township |
former township in N Lee County. Now township no. 4. |
| Deep River Township |
W Guilford County. |
| Deep Run |
town in SW Lenoir County. Inc. 1925. Est. in the 1880s when Ira D. Sparrow and Ike Stroud opened a turpentine distillery and built several stores at the site. A Baptist church erected there about 1850 is still in use. For a time, the place was nicknamed "Red Town" because a number of the earliest houses were painted red. |
| Deep Run |
rises in W Onslow County and flows SE into Southwest Creek. |
| Deep Run |
a stream fed by several canals in E Beaufort County, flows W into Broad Creek. |
| Deep Run |
rises in SW Lenoir County and flows NE into Southwest Creek. |
| Deep Run Swamp |
rises in E Martin County and flows NW into Gardners Creek. |
