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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 |
|---|---|
| Hardbargain Branch |
rises in NE Rutherford County and flows SE into First Broad River. |
| Hardee Creek |
rises in S Pitt County and flows N into Tar River. |
| Hardin |
town in N Gaston County on South Fork Catawba River. Inc. 1887 as Hardin and in 1897 as town of Hardin Cotton Mills. Prior to 1887, that portion of the town on the N side of the river was known as Worth, which is still the railroad name. Long inactive in municipal affairs. Alt. 679. |
| Hardin |
community in NE Cherokee County NW of Andrews. |
| Hardin Creek |
rises in central Watauga County and flows SE into South Fork New River. |
| Harding Swamp |
rises in W Beaufort County and flows W to join Juniper Swamp in forming East Branch Chicod Creek. Mentioned in local records as early as 1750. |
| Hardison Mill Creek |
rises in S Martin County and flows NW into Statons Pond on Sweetwater Creek. |
| Hardscrabble Branch |
rises in W Yancey County and flows NE into Cane River. Named by early settlers, who found the soil there to be so unproductive that they had a "hard scrabble" to make a living. |
| Hardy |
community in W Johnston County. |
| Hardy Creek |
rises in S Stanly County and flows S into Rocky River. |
