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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
Hanging Rock Branch

rises in E Mitchell County and flows SW into Beaver Creek.
Hanging Rock Ridge

extends NE from Hanging Rock on the Avery-Watauga county line between Dutch Creek and Watauga River to Townsend Gap in S Watauga County.
Hanging Rock State Park

central Stokes County in the Sauratown Mountain range. Named for a natural rock formation. Contains 3,865 acres. Est. 1935. Scenic, recreational; vacation cabins and tent and trailer camping; picnicking, swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, and nature study; lookout tower. See also Cascade Falls; Moores Knob; Tories Den. Appears as Hanging Bluff on the Kerr map, 1882.
Hangman Branch

rises in Drowned Bay, SW Brunswick County, and flows S into Calabash Creek.
Hangover Creek

rises in W Graham County in Saddle Tree Gap and flows NW into Slickrock Creek.
Hangover Lead

NW Graham County, extends NW from Saddle Tree Gap to Cold Spring Knob and NE from Cold Spring Knob to Yellow-hammer Gap.
Hangover Mountain

W Graham County near the Tennessee line. Alt. approx. 5,180.
Hankins

community in E central McDowell County.
Hanks Branch

rises in E Davidson County and flows E into Hunts Fork.
Hanlon Mountain

NW Buncombe County E of Fodderstack Mountain. Alt. 3,197.