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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 |
|---|---|
| Harmon Knob |
N Watauga County S and W of Norris Fork. |
| Harmon's Crossroads |
See Aulander. |
| Harmony |
town in NE Iredell County. Originally known as Harmony Hill because of the "protracted" or "harmony" meetings held there beginning about 1850. Inc. 1874 as Harmony Hill Camp Ground; name changed to Harmony in 1927. A late nineteenth-century academy there became the first high school in the county, 1907. Alt. 993. |
| Harmony Hill Camp Ground |
See Harmony. |
| Harnet Cove |
SW Buncombe County SW of Yellow Gap. |
| Harnett |
community in S Harnett County. Gravel deposits are present. |
| Harnett County |
was formed in 1855 from Cumberland County. Located in the E section of the state, it is bounded by Chatham, Cumberland, Hoke, Moore, Lee, Wake, and Johnston Counties. It was named for Cornelius Harnett (1723-81), Revolutionary War patriot, president of the Provincial Council and the Council of Safety, and delegate to the Continental Congress. Area: 607 sq. mi. County seat: Lillington, with an elevation of 325 ft. Townships are Anderson Creek, Averasboro, Barbecue, Black River, Buckhorn, Duke, Grove, Hectors Creek, Johnsonville, Lillington, Neills Creek, Stewarts Creek, and Upper Little River. Produces tobacco, corn, wheat, oats, soybeans, cotton, sweet potatoes, poultry, hogs, livestock, pumpkins, mobile homes, concrete products, lumber, textiles, sand, and gravel. |
| Harnett Township |
E New Hanover County. |
| Harold |
See South Creek. |
| Harper Branch |
rises in central Jones County and flows E into Mill Run. |
