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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 |
|---|---|
| Hog Back Mountain |
NE Madison County between Bear Wallow Branch and Peter Cove Creek. |
| Hog Branch |
See Hawk Branch. |
| Hog Camp Branch |
rises in S Watauga County and flows SE into Rockhouse Creek. |
| Hog Cane Branch |
rises in W Jackson County and flows N into Savannah Creek. |
| Hog Hill |
SE Catawba County. Named for the fact that early settlers branded their hogs and let them roam there until fall, when they were taken home to be fattened. |
| Hog Island |
a group of islands between Back Bay and Pamlico Sound, NE Carteret County. Site of early settlement. Appears as Hog Island on Moseley map, 1733. See also Camp Point. |
| Hog Island Bay |
name erroneously given to Cedar Island Bay, NE Carteret County, on the 1935 Soil Survey map. |
| Hog Island Narrows |
NE Carteret County, connects Cedar Island Bay with Back Bay. |
| Hog Island Point |
S point of Hog Island in NE Carteret County. |
| Hog Island Swamp |
SW Sampson County S of Little Coharie Creek. |
