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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 |
|---|---|
| Gilletts Creek |
rises in SE Onslow County and flows SE into Brown's Sound. Also known locally as Old Woman's Swamp from the fact that an elderly woman was drowned there many years ago. Now within the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Air Station. Mentioned in local records as early as 1744. |
| Gilliam Branch |
rises in N Vance County and flows NW into Island Creek Reservoir. |
| Gilliam County |
was name proposed in 1872-73 legislature for new county to be created out of Granville, Warren, and Franklin Counties. Name selected to honor Judge Robert Gilliam of Oxford. Bill failed to pass, but in 1881 Vance County was formed with similar boundaries. |
| Gillikin Creek |
rises in E Carteret County and flows W into North Leopard Creek. |
| Gilliland's Creek |
rises in central McDowell County in the Old Fort area and flows into Crooked Creek. |
| Gillis Station |
See Parkton. |
| Gills Knob |
N Caldwell County. Alt. 2,000. Probably named for Gilbert Cottrell, eighteenth-century settler in the vicinity. |
| Gills Little Mill Creek |
rises in S Vance County and flows S into N Franklin County, where it enters Lynch Creek. |
| Gilmer Township |
central Guilford County. |
| Gilmore Swamp |
rises in NE Sampson County and flows SE into Six Runs Creek. |
