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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 |
|---|---|
| Enon Mountain |
in E Transylvania County W of Lydia Creek. |
| Enos Plotts Balsam Mountain |
W Haywood County about 5 mi. W of Waynesville. Alt. 6,097. Known by the Cherokee Indians as Sunneehaw. See also Plott Balsam. |
| Ens Creek |
See South Fork. |
| Enterprise |
former community S of town of Mount Olive in S Wayne County. Now within town limits of Mount Olive. |
| Enterprise |
community in N Davidson County. Name chosen to suggest the nature of the inhabitants. |
| Enterprise |
community in E Warren County between Stonehouse Creek and Little Stonehouse Creek. |
| Entwistle |
community in central Richmond County. |
| Eoka |
community in central Columbus County served by post office, 1884-1902. |
| Ephesus |
community in S Davie County. Named in 1890 when a post office was est. there in Miles A. Foster's store. |
| Ephraim Branch |
rises in N Haywood County and flows SW into Groundhog Creek. |
