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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
Inez

community in S Warren County E of Shocco Creek. Post office est. there in 1890, but discontinued in 1954.

Ingalls

community in SW Avery County. Named for Senator John J. Ingalls (1833-1900) of Kansas. A nineteenth-century post office serving the area was named Keenerville.

Ingles Cove

N Buncombe County N of Ingles Gap.

Ingles Field Gap

S Buncombe County between Little Hickory Top and Stradley Mountain.

Ingles Gap

N Buncombe County between Grassy Knob and Ravens Knob.

Ingles Ridge

N Buncombe County between Sugar Cove and Sawyer Cove.

Ingleside

community in N Franklin County.

Ingold

community in S Sampson County on the E side of Great Coharie Creek. Alt. 100. Settled about 1888. Inc. 1889; charter repealed 1895.

Ingraham Mountain

NE Buncombe County near Dillingham.

Ingram

community in NW Northampton County served by post office, 1882-1907.