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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 |
|---|---|
| Eastwood Lake |
S Orange County in NE Chapel Hill. Formed in 1937 by a dam on Booker Creek. Approx. ¾ mi. long, covering 58 acres, with a max. depth of about 20 ft. Now the center of a residential area. |
| Easy Hill |
community in NE Brunswick County. |
| Easy Ridge |
N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a short spur extending NE from Noland Divide. |
| Easy Ridge Gap |
S Swain County at the head of First Hurricane Branch. |
| Easy Street |
historically black community in N Sampson County. Said to have been named for the fact that it was easy to purchase illegal liquor there. |
| Eatman |
community in S Nash County served by post office, 1890-1906. |
| Eaton Island |
See Baker Island. |
| Eatons Ferry |
in NE Warren County on Roanoke River, was privately owned and operated as early as 1770 and appeared on the Price map, 1808. It was purchased by the state in 1935 and operated until January 1962, when a bridge over Lake Gaston was opened. |
| Eaves Creek |
rises in N Franklin County and flows SE into Lynch Creek. |
| Ebenezer |
community in central Cherokee County at the junction of Dockery and Hanging Dog Creek. |
