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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 |
|---|---|
| Gum Swamp |
rises in E Duplin County and flows SW into Limestone Creek. |
| Gum Swamp |
rises in S Hoke County and flows SE into Robeson County, where it enters Lumber River. |
| Gum Swamp |
rises in NW Jones County W of the town of Dover and flows NW into Craven County, where it enters Tracey Swamp. Formerly both were known as Gum Swamp. Two Civil War engagements took place on Gum Swamp, one on April 28, 1863, and the other on May 22, 1863. The first engagement is called by various names, including Wise's (Wyse's) Crossroads, Dover Crossroads, and First Gum Swamp. |
| Gum Swamp |
rises in SE Martin County and flows S into Beaufort County, where it enters Latham Creek. |
| Gum Swamp |
rises in NE Pender County and flows S into Angola Creek. |
| Gum Swamp |
rises in W Pitt County and flows SE into Swift Creek. |
| Gum Swamp |
rises in N Tyrrell County and flows NE into Albemarle Sound. |
| Gum Swamp Creek |
rises in N Lenoir County and flows SW into Falling Creek. Name appears in local records dating from before the Revolution. Named for sweet gum trees in the area; sometimes locally called Sweetgum Swamp. |
| Gum Swamp Creek |
rises in E Richmond County and NW Scotland County and flows S across Scotland County into South Carolina, where it enters Little Pee Dee River. |
| Gum Swamp Run |
rises in SE Beaufort County in Gum Swamp and flows W into South Creek. |
