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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 |
|---|---|
| Gallows Branch, The |
rises in Salisbury, E Rowan County, and flows W into Grant Creek. Named for the fact that the early site of public hangings for Rowan County was nearby. |
| Gambrick Branch |
rises in NW Burke County and flows E into Linville River. |
| Gamewell |
community in SW Caldwell County. Alt. 1,078. Named for Gamewell Tuttle, a Methodist circuit rider who was in the area about 1840. |
| Gander Mountain |
See Mount Bolus. |
| Ganders Fork |
community in E Duplin County. |
| Gannaway |
community in SW Caswell County. A post office operated there during the approx. period 1890-1905. |
| Gant Inlet |
See Gunt Inlet. |
| Gants |
community in SW Rockingham County served by post office, 1888-92. |
| Gap |
community in W Stokes County at the head of East Prong Little Yadkin River. |
| Gap Bay |
boggy area on the Pender-Sampson county line SE of Newtons Crossroads. See also Carolina Bays. |
