Copyright Notice: This content is from the North Carolina Gazetteer, edited by William S. Powell and Michael Hill. Copyright © 2010 by the University of North Carolina Press. Used by permission of the publisher. For personal use and not for further distribution. Please submit permission requests for other use directly to the publisher.

This content is from the North Carolina Gazetteer, edited by William S. Powell and Michael Hill. Copyright © 2010 by the University of North Carolina Press. Used by permission of the publisher. For personal use and not for further distribution. Please submit permission requests for other use directly to the publisher.

Some place names included in The North Carolina Gazetteer contain terms that are considered offensive.

Preface to the 2nd edition
Preface to the 1st edition
Acknowledgments
Tips for Searching the Gazetteer

"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

Alphabetical Glossary Filter

"
3
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Reset
Place Description
Hamilton Creek

See Washington Creek.
Hamilton Hollow

valley in NW Swain County between Fox Gap and Twentymile Creek.
Hamilton Lakes

former town in central Guilford County est. by Alfred M. Scales. Inc. 1925; merged with city of Greensboro in 1945.
Hamilton Township

NW Martin County.
Hamiltons Crossroads

community in E Union County W of Gourdvine Creek.
Hamiltons Old Field

former community in central Rutherford County 3 mi. N of present Rutherfordton. In 1862 residents claimed to have been the first to nominate Zebulon B. Vance for governor.
Hamlet

town in S Richmond County. Settled about 1875. Inc. 1897. Named by John Shortridge, local citizen, for the word then descriptive of its size. An important railroad center with maintenance shops, hump classification yard, and other facilities. Produces dairy products, apparel, and furniture. Alt. 349.
Hamlins Shoals

rapids in Roanoke River, NW Halifax County, extending from the mouth of Stonehouse Creek to Tucker Island. The name appears on the MacRae map, 1833. See also Tucker Island.
Hammer Branch

rises in N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and flows SE into Deep Creek.
Hammers Millpond

in W Robeson and SW Scotland Counties on Little Pee Dee River.