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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 |
|---|---|
| Fork Creek |
rises in S Randolph County and flows SE into Deep River. Appears as Crooked Creek on the Collet map, 1770; as Pork Creek (likely a typographical error) on the Price map, 1808; and as Fork Creek on the MacRae map, 1833. |
| Fork Creek |
rises in S Avery County and flows S into Three Mile Creek. |
| Fork Legged Mountain |
E Madison County at the head of California Creek. |
| Fork Mountain |
central Avery County. |
| Fork Mountain |
NE Buncombe County between Left Fork Creek and Beetree Creek. |
| Fork Mountain |
SW Buncombe County near the headwaters of Ballard Creek. |
| Fork Mountain |
N Caldwell County. Alt. 2,000. Named for its position near a fork in the Yadkin River. |
| Fork Mountain |
NW Haywood County N of Conrad Branch in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Alt. approx. 4,000. |
| Fork Mountain |
E Haywood County between Pisgah Creek and Reed Creek. |
| Fork Mountain |
W Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°40'14" N., long. 83°07' W. on E slope of Indian Ridge. |
