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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 |
|---|---|
| Joyner's |
former town in N Wilson County. Site approx. 1 mi. N of Elm City. Inc. 1870 on Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, now Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. Depot est. 1839; post office, 1846-73. Declined after establishment of Toisnot, now Elm City, which see. |
| Joynes |
community in N Wilkes County on East Prong Roaring River. |
| Jubilee |
community in W Davidson County. |
| Judaculla Mountain |
N Jackson County between Balsam and Willits. Judaculla (or Jutaculla) was a giant in Indian legend. |
| Judaculla Ridge |
E Jackson County between Beechfat Creek and Mull Creek. |
| Judaculla Rock |
central Jackson County 3½ mi. SE of East Laport on Caney Fork. Large rock covered with well-preserved Indian picture writing of unknown origin and meaning. |
| Judd Mountain |
W Wilkes County between Lewis Fork Creek and South Fork Reddies River. Named for the Judd family, which settled in the vicinity before 1778. |
| Judes Gap |
on the Polk-Rutherford county line. |
| Judges Quarter |
community in S Hyde County. |
| Judith |
community in N central Union County. |
