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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 |
|---|---|
| Duplin Court House |
See Kenansville. |
| Duplin Roads |
See Wallace. |
| Dupree Crossroads |
community in NW Pitt County. |
| Durant Island |
N Dare County in Albemarle Sound; about 5 m. long from E to W and 3 mi. N to S at the widest. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733. |
| Durant Point |
peninsula extending from the S part of Hatteras Island, S Dare County, into Pamlico Sound N of Sandy Bay. |
| Durants Neck |
peninsula extending into Albemarle Sound between Perquimans and Little Rivers, E Perquimans County. Site of the home of George Durant (1632-94), pioneer settler in the Albemarle about 1662. Appears as Point Durant on the Hack map, 1684, and as Durants Point on the Moseley map, 1733. |
| Durants Neck |
community on Durants Neck peninsula, E Perquimans County. Formerly known as New Hope; a post office by the name was est. by 1820. |
| Durants Point |
See Durants Neck. |
| Durants Point |
point of land extending into Pungo River from W Hyde County opposite Belhaven in E Beaufort County. |
| Durbro |
community in S Cleveland County served by post office, 1880-1902. |
