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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 |
|---|---|
| Firescald Mountain |
W Yancey County between Simms Fork and Elk Wallow Creek. Alt. 4,840. |
| Firescald Ridge |
N Graham County, extends NE from Bearpen Gap to Little Tennessee River. |
| Firescald Ridge |
extends SE from Deep Gap to Snowbird Creek in SW Graham County. |
| Firescald Ridge |
N Jackson County between Blackrock Creek and Shut-in Creek. |
| Firescald Ridge |
SW Macon County between Park Creek and Pat Stable Branch. |
| Firescald Ridge |
N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a spur of Welch Ridge extending SE between Jonas Creek and Little Jonas Creek. |
| First Broad River |
rises in E Rutherford County and flows SE into Cleveland County. There it flows SE and SW into Broad River. Appears on the Collet map, 1770, as Sandy River. |
| First Gum Swamp |
See Gum Swamp. |
| First Hurricane Branch |
rises in S Swain County and flows SW into Yalaka Creek. |
| First Potts Creek |
rises in W Davidson County and flows SE into High Rock Lake on Yadkin River. Appears on the Collet map, 1770, as Potts Creek. |
