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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.

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--From The North Carolina Gazetteer, 1st edition, preface by William S. Powell

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Place Description
Halls Mill Creek

rises in N Wilkes County and flows SW into Mulberry Creek.
Halls Mills

community in N Wilkes County on Mulberry Creek.
Halls Point

S Onslow County, extends into New River.
Halls Township

N central Sampson County.
Hallsboro

town in central Columbus County. Settled 1888; inc. 1889, but long inactive in municipal affairs. Named for family of original settler. Produces lumber. Alt. 66.
Hallsborough

was authorized to be laid out in SE Surry County at the junction of Little Yadkin and Yadkin Rivers in 1809 on the land of John Hall. There is no evidence that the town was ever laid out.
Hallsville

community on E side of Northeast Cape Fear River near the mouth of Limestone Creek, central Duplin County. Authorized to be laid out in 1818 on the lands of William Hall Sr. and sons and named Hallsborough. Post office est. as early as 1828.
Ham

community in central Bladen County served by post office, 1885-1912.
Hambey Bend

a bend in Hiwassee River, W Cherokee County, near the mouth of Anderson Creek below Hiwassee Dam.
Hambton Creek

rises in S Cherokee County and flows NW into Hiwassee River.