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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 |
|---|---|
| Elizabethtown |
town and county seat, central Bladen County. Alt. 121. Est. 1773, chartered 1843, and inc. 1895. Named either for Queen Elizabeth I of England or for the sweetheart of Isaac Jones, on whose land the town was laid out. In the Battle of Elizabethtown, August 27, 1781, Whigs broke Tory power in Bladen County by driving them into Tory Hole, a deep ravine along the banks of Cape Fear River in the middle of the town. |
| Elizabethtown Township |
in central Bladen County. |
| Elk Branch |
rises in E Mitchell County and flows S into Cane Creek. |
| Elk Creek |
community in W central Alleghany County. |
| Elk Creek |
rises in E Watauga County and flows SE into W Wilkes County, where it enters Yadkin River. |
| Elk Creek |
rises in NE Stokes County and flows S into Dan River. |
| Elk Creek |
rises in E Watauga County and flows E and SE into Wilkes County, where it enters Yadkin River. |
| Elk Creek |
rises in S central Ashe County and flows S into South Fork New River on the Ashe-Watauga county line. |
| Elk Creek |
rises in W Alleghany County and flows N into New River. |
| Elk Fork |
rises in SW Yancey County and flows NE into Little Creek. |
