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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 |
|---|---|
| Dobson |
town and county seat, central Surry County. Est. 1851 as county seat after the county had been divided. Inc. 1891. Named either (1) for William Dobson, local justice of the peace in 1776, or (2) for William P. Dobson, member of the General Assembly in 1814. Alt. 1,265. |
| Dobson Branch |
rises in E Mitchell County and flows NW into Sugartree Branch. |
| Dobson Branch |
rises in central Macon County and flows NE into Cartoogechaye Creek. |
| Dobson Hill |
community in S Graham County on Snowbird Creek. |
| Dobson Knob |
E McDowell County. |
| Dobson Mount |
mountain in central Macon County between Patton Mountain and the head of McKee Branch. Alt. approx. 3,500. |
| Dobson Mountain |
S Jackson County between Little Hogback Creek and Long Branch. |
| Dobson Ridge |
between the forks of Wrights Creek and Big Witch Creek in N Jackson County. |
| Dobson Township |
central Surry County. |
| Dobson's Crossroads |
See Kernersville. |
