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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 |
|---|---|
| Great Alamance Creek |
is formed by the junction of Little Alamance and Big Alamance Creeks in E Guilford County and flows E across Alamance County, where it enters Haw River. Appears as Aramancy River on the Moseley map, 1733. Called Aramanchy River by William Byrd, 1728. |
| Great Alegator Dismal Swamp |
appears on the Collet map, 1770, as the large swampy area in much of present Tyrrell, Dare, and N Hyde Counties. |
| Great Branch |
rises in NE Pitt County and flows SE into Meadow Branch. |
| Great Coharie Creek |
rises in N Sampson County and flows S to join Little Coharie Creek in forming Coharie River. Appears as Cohary Swamp on the Collet map, 1770. |
| Great Coneghta Pocosin |
See Conetoe Creek. |
| Great Contentnea Creek |
See Contentnea Creek. |
| Great Coteckney Creek |
See Contentnea Creek. |
| Great Craggy Mountains |
range in NE Buncombe County extending S from Balsam Gap to the Swannanoa River. Alt. 3,332. Known by the Cherokee Indians as Sunnatee (morning). |
| Great Creek |
rises in North River Pocosin in S Camden County and flows E into North River. |
| Great Dismal Swamp |
See Dismal Swamp. |
