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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 |
|---|---|
| Junaluska Creek |
rises in NE Cherokee County and flows SW and NW into Valley River. |
| Junaluska Gap |
on the Cherokee-Macon county line in the Snowbird Mountains N of Rich Knob. Alt. 3,506. |
| Junaluska Mountain |
SW Haywood County, about 5 mi. SW of Lake Junaluska. Alt. 5,071. Named to honor Junaluska, Cherokee chief who saved Andrew Jackson's life at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, 1812. Known for a time in the 1920s as North Eaglenest Mountain in connection with the promotion of a hotel there. See also Jones Knob. |
| Juneau |
community in W Mecklenburg County. |
| Juney Whank Branch |
rises in N Swain County and flows SE into Deep Creek. |
| Junietta |
See East Fork Pigeon River. |
| Juniper |
community in Cumberland County. |
| Juniper Bay |
S Hyde County in Pamlico Sound E of Marsh Island. Appears as New Mattamuskeet Creek on the Moseley map, 1733. See also Cecils Harbor. |
| Juniper Branch |
rises in S Pitt County and flows NE into Chicod Creek. |
| Juniper Creek |
rises in S Tyrrell County and flows NE into Northwest Fork [Alligator River]. |
