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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 |
|---|---|
| Glenwood |
community in S McDowell County. Inc. 1909; ceased to be active in municipal affairs in 1927; charter repealed 1945. A post office there was known as Nealsville. |
| Glenwood Township |
SE McDowell County. |
| Gliden |
community in N Chowan County. Alt. 38. |
| Glisson Township |
N central Duplin County. |
| Globe |
community in NW Caldwell County. Alt. 1,325. Settled about 1775 and named because the area cleared by the settlers was practically round. Globe Academy operated there from 1882 until it was washed away in the flood of 1916. |
| Globe Mountains |
a range of mountains extending across NW Caldwell County on the E side of Johns River. Alt. from 1,500 to 3,283. |
| Globe Township |
NW Caldwell County. |
| Gloucester |
community in E Carteret County. Alt. 10. Settled about 1800 and named for the city in Massachusetts. |
| Gloucester |
town authorized to be laid off in 1754 on 50 acres of land owned by John Jenkins on the S side of the Pee Dee River in Anson County. No evidence exists that the town was ever est. |
| Gloucester District |
one of the districts into which Caswell County was divided at the time of the 1790 census. It contained 211 heads of families. |
