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This content is from the North Carolina Gazetteer, edited by William S. Powell and Michael Hill. Copyright © 2010 by the University of North Carolina Press. Used by permission of the publisher. For personal use and not for further distribution. Please submit permission requests for other use directly to the publisher.
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
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| George Town |
planned and begun in 1786 by George Hazard between Bear Creek and Queens Creek in SE Onslow County. It did not prosper and soon was abandoned. |
| Georges Branch |
rises in N Swain County and flows SW into Indian Creek. |
| Georgetown |
historically African American community in NE Davidson County between forks of Spurgeon and Abbotts Creeks. |
| Georgeville |
community in SE Cabarrus County at junction of Dutch Buffalo Creek and Rocky River. Named for George Shinn; formerly known as Shinnville. See also Reed Gold Mine. |
| Georgia Branch |
rises in W Madison County and flows E into Spring Creek. |
| German's Hill |
a ridge in NE Caldwell County on which was formerly located a small community (post office name Cilley). Named for Wellborn German, who lived there until 1848. |
| Germanton |
community in S Stokes and N Forsyth Counties. Alt. 662. Est. 1790; charter repealed 1895. County seat of Stokes County from the creation of the county until 1849, when it was divided to form Forsyth County. |
| Germantown |
town in SW Hyde County. Inc. 1791. Named for German Bernard, on whose land the town was laid off. County seat from about 1792 to 1820. |
| Germany Cove |
in central Haywood County on a tributary of Hemphill Creek. |
| Gerren Branch |
rises in S Transylvania County and flows SE into Glady Fork. Also spelled Garren Branch. |
