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This content is from the North Carolina Gazetteer, edited by William S. Powell and Michael Hill. Copyright © 2010 by the University of North Carolina Press. Used by permission of the publisher. For personal use and not for further distribution. Please submit permission requests for other use directly to the publisher.
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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 |
|---|---|
| Johnson Mill Creek |
rises in N Clay County and flows SW into Tusquitee Creek. |
| Johnson Pond |
N Harnett County on West Buies Creek. Approx. ½ mi. long. |
| Johnson Ridge |
N Clay County between Evans and Julie Ridges. See also Matlock Bald. |
| Johnson's Branch |
See Big Branch. |
| Johnsons Corner |
community in NW Camden County. Named for Charlie Johnson, who operated a store there following the Civil War. |
| Johnsons Creek |
rises in SE Lincoln County and flows S into NE Gaston County, where it enters Catawba River. |
| Johnsons Falls |
on the Yadkin River at Donnoha, NE Forsyth County. Fall of about 4 ft. in ½ mi. A ledge of rock extends diagonally across the river, over which the water falls in a straight plunge for 2 ft. |
| Johnsons Island |
NE Currituck County off Currituck Banks. |
| Johnsons Mill Creek |
rises in W Henderson County and flows NW into Shaws Creek. Also known locally as Battle Creek. |
| Johnsons Mill Run |
rises in N Pitt County in Grindle Pocosin and flows S into Tar River. |
