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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 |
|---|---|
| Flat Creek |
rises in N Buncombe County near Watershed Ridge and flows SW into French Broad River. |
| Flat Creek |
rises in NE Buncombe County and flows SW through Montreat into Swannanoa River. |
| Flat Creek |
rises in SE Buncombe County and flows SE into Broad River. Appears as Upper Flat Creek on recent highway maps. |
| Flat Creek |
rises in E Granville County and flows NE into Vance County, where it enters Nutbush Creek. |
| Flat Creek |
rises on the Fort Bragg Military Reservation in N Hoke County and flows NE into Little River. |
| Flat Creek |
rises in S Jackson County and flows N into Bear Creek Lake on the Tuckasegee River. |
| Flat Creek |
rises in SW Jackson County and flows N into Mill Creek. |
| Flat Creek |
rises in SE Rowan County and flows E approx. 4½ mi. into Yadkin River. Known also as Flat Swamp Creek. |
| Flat Creek |
rises in NE Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and flows SE into Bunches Creek. |
| Flat Creek |
is formed in S Transylvania County by the junction of South Fork and North Fork and flows NE into West Fork French Broad River. |
