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Some place names included in The North Carolina Gazetteer contain terms that are considered offensive.
"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 |
|---|---|
| Jerry Bald Ridge |
N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a spur extending SE from Andrews Bald on Forney Ridge between Mill Creek and Noland Creek. |
| Jerry Branch |
rises in W Transylvania County and flows SW into West Fork French Broad River. |
| Jerry Creek |
rises in W Avery County and flows E into Roaring River. Named for Jerry Hughes, an early settler. |
| Jerry Knob |
central Haywood County between Jones Cove and Liner Cove. |
| Jerry Mountain |
NE Caldwell County. |
| Jersey Settlement |
former community on the E bank of Yadkin River near present Linwood, which see, in W Davidson County (formerly Rowan). So called because settlers in the 1750s arrived from New Jersey. A post office by the name existed as late as 1830. |
| Jerusalem |
former community in S Davie County. In 1815 a union church was organized there, erected on land given by Nicholas Click, and named New Jerusalem. By the 1830s a community was growing up around the church; a post office est. in 1850 was called Jerusalem. Church still active (Baptist), but the community has ceased to exist as such. Alt. 787. |
| Jerusalem Township |
S Davie County. |
| Jess Knob |
N Buncombe County between Bald Knob and Jess Gap. Appears as Alexander Knob on state highway maps. |
| Jess Ridge |
N Buncombe County, extends NW from Jess Gap. |
