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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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--From The North Carolina Gazetteer, 1st edition, preface by William S. Powell

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Place Description
Hughes Ridge

E Avery County.
Hughes Ridge Branch

rises in E Avery County and flows E into Rockhouse Creek.
Hugo

community in N Lenoir County. The name may have been given in honor of French author Victor Hugo.
Huitt Bay

swamp in S central Brunswick County; a part of Green Swamp.
Hull Branch

rises in SE Avery County and flows E into South Harper Creek.
Hulls Crossroads

community in W Lincoln County.
Hulme Hill (Hull Hill)

a low ridge in N central Caldwell County on the N side of Yadkin River. Named for Maj. William Hulme, planter and legislator who settled there in 1807.
Hump Mountain

W Avery County. Alt. 5,587.
Humpback Mountain

on the Avery-McDowell county line at the E end of Dividing Ridge. Alt. approx. 4,200. Known by the Cherokee Indians as Koonasoga.
Humphrey

community in SE Duplin County.