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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 |
|---|---|
| Gap Civil Township |
N central Alleghany County. Training camps were located there during the early months of the Civil War. See also Sparta. |
| Gap Creek |
rises in S Buncombe County and flows SE into Cane Creek. |
| Gap Point |
SE Hyde County, extends into Pamlico Sound from the SE end of Ocracoke Island. |
| Gapway Swamp |
rises in SW Columbus County and flows NW into South Carolina, where it enters Lumber River. |
| Gar Creek |
rises in NW Mecklenburg County and flows SW into Catawba River. |
| Gar Gut |
rises in E Beaufort County and flows S into Pamlico River. |
| Garbacon Creek |
rises in N Carteret County and flows N into Neuse River. |
| Garden City |
community in central New Hanover County. Alt. 15. Settled about 1912. Named for natural beauty of area. |
| Garden Creek |
rises in E Haywood County and flows NE into Pigeon River. One of the earliest settlements in the county was at a wide bottom on the stream, which still is known by its earliest name, Garden Farm. |
| Garden Farm |
See Garden Creek. |
