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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 |
|---|---|
| Garretts Gap |
W Haywood County, Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°32'55" N., long. 83°08'25" W. on Cataloochee Divide. |
| Garringer Branch |
rises in SE Cherokee County and flows SE into Little Brasstown Creek. |
| Garrison |
See Fennimore. |
| Garrison Branch |
rises in W Macon County and flows SW into Nantahala Lake. |
| Garrison Point |
point of land on the S side of Pamlico River, central Beaufort County near the mouth of Durham Creek. A fort or garrison was erected there in 1711 during the Tuscarora War. See also Durham Creek. |
| Garysburg |
town in W Northampton County. Inc. 1891. Known as Garys in 1833 but changed to Garysburg after the post office there received the name in 1838. Alt. 145. Peebles Tavern and Blakely's Depot were nearby communities in the early nineteenth century, but they were supplanted by Garysburg. Strategically important during Civil War as convergence of two railroads. Site of Camp Beauregard, which see. |
| Gash Creek |
rises in E Transylvania County and flows SE into French Broad River. |
| Gashes Creek |
rises in central Buncombe County and flows NW into Swannanoa River. |
| Gasters Creek |
rises in S Lee County and flows SE into Little River. |
| Gaston |
former town in NW Northampton County on Roanoke River. It developed as the N terminus of the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, chartered 1835 and completed 1840. The town began to decline after 1865 when the bridge across the Roanoke River was burned. Named for Judge William Gaston (1778-1844). The site is now under the waters of Roanoke Rapids Lake. The modern community of Thelma, across the river, is S of the site. See also South Gaston. |
