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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

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Place Description
Furr City

See Oakboro.

Furr Township

SW Stanly County.

Furrs

community in SE Cabarrus County.

Futches Creek

rises in NE New Hanover County and flows SE into Topsail Sound.

G. Newby's Ferry

See Belvidere.

Gabby Branch

rises in N Cherokee County and flows SW into Colvard Creek.

Gabes Branch

rises in S Nash County and flows NE into Henry Branch. Mentioned in local records as early as 1779.

Gabes Mountain Branch

rises in E central Avery County and flows S into Wilson Creek.

Gabourel's Bluff

was a name applied to an area on the W side of Cape Fear River in present NE Brunswick County. At one time, it was the property of Joshua Gabourel, attorney and a justice of the peace in New Hanover County in 1736. Known as Partridge's Bluff prior to 1735.

Gabriels Creek

rises in E Madison County and flows SW into Ivy River.