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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 |
|---|---|
| Granville County |
was formed in 1746 from Edgecombe County. Located in the NE section of the state, it is bounded by Vance, Franklin, Wake, Durham, and Person Counties and by the state of Virginia. It was named for John Carteret, Earl Granville (1690-1763), owner of the Granville District, which see, in which the new county was located. Area: 543 sq. mi. County seat: Oxford, with an elevation of 476 ft. Townships are Brassfield, Dutchville, Fishing Creek, Oak Hill, Oxford, Salem, Sassafras Fork, Tally Ho, and Walnut Grove. Produces tobacco, corn, oats, wheat, hay, sweet potatoes, poultry, livestock, hogs, dairy products, cosmetics, wood products, machinery, lumber, and apparel. |
| Granville District |
was the portion of North Carolina allotted to John Carteret, Earl Granville (1690-1763), one of the Lords Proprietors, who refused to sell his interest in North Carolina to the Crown in 1729. The upper half of present-day North Carolina was included in the district, which extended from the Virginia boundary to 35°34', a strip 60 mi. wide. The southern line was run from the coast to Bath in 1744, to Haw River in 1746, and to Rocky River in 1766. The district was lost to the Granville estate at the time of the American Revolution. |
| Granville Parish |
Church of England, Granville County, est. in 1758 in the W part of the county, when St. John's Parish (est. 1746 with the formation of the county and coextensive with it) was divided. After St. John's Parish in the E became Bute County in 1764, Granville Parish was coextensive with Granville County. In 1767 there were 1,022 white taxables in the parish. See also St. John's Parish. |
| Grape Branch |
rises in NE Duplin County and flows SW into Northeast Cape Fear River. |
| Grape Cove |
S Swain County between Mica Knob and Marr Branch. |
| Grape Creek |
rises in central Cherokee County and flows SE and SW into Hiwassee River. |
| Grapevine Bay |
SE Tyrrell County in Alligator River. |
| Grapevine Landing |
SE Tyrrell County on Grapevine Bay. |
| Grapevine Ridge |
E Madison County between West Fork [Bull Creek] and Beetree Creek. |
| Grapevine Township |
former township in central Madison County, now township no. 14. |
