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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 |
|---|---|
| Grassy Islands |
several islands in Pee Dee River N of Blewett Falls Lake on the Anson-Richmond county line. Shown on the Price map, 1808, and the MacRae map, 1833. |
| Grassy Knob |
S Jackson County between Round Mountain and Whitewater River. |
| Grassy Knob |
N Buncombe County between Salton Gap and Frosty Knob. |
| Grassy Knob |
NW Buncombe County NE of High Knob. |
| Grassy Knob |
S Buncombe County. |
| Grassy Knob |
central Caldwell County. |
| Grassy Knob |
N Haywood County between Pigeon River and Wilkins Creek. |
| Grassy Knob |
NW Iredell County. Now covered with trees, but apparently grassland when first discovered by settlers. The first Baptist church in the county was organized at its base in 1789, and an old Masonic lodge exists in the community nearby. |
| Grassy Knob |
on the Jackson-Macon county line. |
| Grassy Knob |
central Macon County at the head of Poindexter Branch. |
