Some place names included in The North Carolina Gazetteer contain terms that are considered offensive.

"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

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Place Description
Deep Swamp Branch

rises in SE Hertford County and flows NE into Chowan River.

Deep Water Point

appears on the Moseley map, 1733, in what is now Brunswick County between Elizabeth River and Walden Creek, E of the present town of Southport. Appeared as late as 1851-53 on navigation charts. See also Walkersburg.

Deeplow Gap

N Swain County on the E slope of Thomas Ridge in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Deer Branch

rises in NE Franklin County and flows E into Sandy Creek.

Deer Branch

rises in N Yancey County and flows SE into Big Branch.

Deer Creek

rises in NW Haywood County and flows SE into Big Creek.

Deer Creek

rises in SW Carteret County and flows S 2 mi. into Bogue Sound.

Deer Creek

a creek in Core Sound near Core Banks in E Carteret County.

Deer Creek Gap

on the Haywood County, N.C.-Cocke County, Tenn., line in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°43'04" N., long. 83°15' W.

Deer Gap

S Macon County between High Knob and Rich Knob.