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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

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Place Description
Hannah Branch

rises in E Yancey County and flows W into South Toe River.
Hannah Creek

rises in W Johnston County and flows SE into Mill Creek.
Hannah Mountain

S Macon County between Mulberry Gap and Norton Branch.
Hannersville

community in central Davidson County served by post office, 1859-1920.
Hanrahan

community in SW Pitt County.
Hanted Pond, The

See Jumping Run.
Haoe (hey-yo)

mountain in W Graham County near the Tennessee line. Alt. 5,249. Named after John Stratton Sr., pioneer settler who climbed the mountain, straddled the line, and looked into Tennessee and shouted "Hey-yo." He then turned toward North Carolina and repeated the shout.
Haoe Lead

W Graham County between Saddle Tree Gap and Rock Creek Knob.
Haoe Trail

encircles Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest in W Graham County and leads through the center of the forest following the main course of Little Santeetlah Creek.
Hap Mountain

SW Madison County. Alt. 4,072.