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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 |
|---|---|
| Island Creek |
a channel of Chowan River flowing N of an unnamed island ¾ mi. long in W Gates County. |
| Island Creek District |
formerly a census precinct in what is now NW Vance County approx. 2 mi. W of the town of Williamsboro. By 1790, 107 heads of families had settled in the area. |
| Island Creek Reservoir |
in the NW corner of Vance County, is fed by Island Creek and Little Island Creek. It is separated from Kerr Lake by a dike that prevented the flooding of nearby tungsten mines. Extends about 5 mi. along the Granville-Vance county line. Formed about 1952 after the completion of Kerr Lake. |
| Island Creek Township |
S central Duplin County. |
| Island Ford |
former passage over the Catawba River between Catawba and Iredell Counties near the site of the dam that forms Lookout Shoals Lake, which see. Appears on maps of the Revolutionary period and on the Price map, 1808, as one of the northernmost fords over the river. |
| Island Fort |
community in S Rutherford County served by post office, 1827-1907. |
| Island Swamp |
rises in E Pitt County and flows NE into Chicod Creek. |
| Isle Hatton |
island in Pamlico Sound that cannot now be identified; appears on the Smith map, 1624. |
| Isothermal Belt |
See Thermal Belt. |
| Ita |
community in N Nash County. |
