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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
Horsepasture River

rises in S Jackson County and flows SE across SW Transylvania County into South Carolina, where it enters the Toxaway River.
Horsepen Bay

a small pocosin near the head of Horse Branch, which see, N Pender County.
Horsepen Branch

rises in S Greene County and flows SE into Rainbow Creek. The name appears in local records prior to the Revolution.
Horsepen Creek

rises in NW Columbus County on the Columbus-Robeson-Bladen county lines and flows W into Big Swamp.
Horsepen Pocosin

a sandy pocosin in SW Gates County. Alt. 28.
Horsepen Point

SE Carteret County, extends from Core Banks into Core Sound.
Horsepen Swamp

rises in NW Beaufort County and flows SW into Tranters Creek.
Horseshoe

community in NW Camden County. Settled shortly after 1700 and formerly known as Newfoundland.
Horseshoe Bend

a bend in Eagle Creek at the SW end of Big Fork Ridge, NW Swain County.
Horseshoe Mountain

SE Macon County at the head of Brooks Creek.