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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.

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Place Description
Horseshoe Neck

a sharp bend in the Yadkin River in W Davidson and E Davie Counties. The neck of land formed by the bend is in Davidson County. Appears on the Collet map, 1770, as Horse-shoe. See also Boone's Cave.
Horseshoe Ridge

S Swain County between Dark Branch and Davis Branch.
Horseshoe Rock

peak on the SW end of Wolf Mountain, E Jackson County.
Horseshoe, The

bend in Nantahala River, W Macon County.
Horsetrough Ridge

NE Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a spur extending SW from Overlook Ridge between Heintooga Creek and Selma Creek.
Horseway Swamp

rises in E Pitt County and flows NE into Beaufort County, where it enters Chicod Creek.
Horton Bay

N central Carteret County behind Horton Point near the mouth of South River.
Horton Branch

rises in S Watauga County and flows SE into Joe Creek.
Horton Creek

rises in W Yancey County and flows E into Indian Creek.
Horton Hill

N Yancey County between Bee Branch and Sidney Hill.