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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 Land Branch |
rises in E central Avery County and flows S into Wilson Creek. |
| Flat Laurel Creek |
rises in S Haywood County and flows NW into West Fork Pigeon River. |
| Flat Laurel Gap |
on the Haywood-Transylvania county line between Big Bald and Little Bald Mountain. |
| Flat Mountain |
S Jackson County between East Fork Chattooga River and Whitewater River. Also called Flattop Mountain. Alt. 3,931. |
| Flat Mountain |
SE Macon County between Cullasaja River and Big Creek. |
| Flat River |
is formed in S Person County by the junction of North Flat River and South Flat River. It flows SE into N Durham County and SE across the county to join Eno River in forming Neuse River. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733. |
| Flat River |
community in NE Durham County served by post office, 1881-1903. |
| Flat River Township |
S central Person County. |
| Flat Rock |
mountain in E central Avery County. |
| Flat Rock |
residential community adjacent to East Flat Rock, which see, central Henderson County. Alt. 2,207. Settled by Charlestonians as summer resort. Home to the Flat Rock Playhouse, state theater of North Carolina, and Connemara, home of poet Carl Sandburg. A post office since 1838. Named for a smooth outcropping of granite that was a Cherokee Indian ceremonial ground centuries ago. Inc. 1996. |
