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Some place names included in The North Carolina Gazetteer contain terms that are considered offensive.
"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 |
|---|---|
| Handpole Branch |
rises in central Avery County and flows N into Kentucky Creek. |
| Handy |
community in SE Davidson County. Residents formerly received mail at Jackson Hill, 3 mi. w, and wanted a post office that would be "handy" for them. Post office est. 1889, discontinued 1931. |
| Handy Gap |
N Wilkes County on Carters Mountain. Named for local family. |
| Hanes |
or former community in S Forsyth County. Named for Hanes family, which est. a mill village there. Now within the corporate limits of Winston-Salem. Alt. 887. |
| Haney Creek |
rises in S Yancey County and flows E into Elk Fork. |
| Hanging Bluff |
See Hanging Rock State Park. |
| Hanging Dog |
community in NW Cherokee County. |
| Hanging Dog Creek |
rises in N Cherokee County on Hanging Dog Mountain and flows SW into Hiwassee River. It was named because an Indian's hunting dog became hung in a mass of jammed logs and vines in the flooded creek. |
| Hanging Dog Gap |
N Cherokee County in the N end of Hanging Dog Mountain. |
| Hanging Dog Mountain |
extends from central Cherokee County NE into the Snowbird Mountains in SW Graham County. Named peaks include Buzzard Roost, High Peak, and Rocky Knob. |
