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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 |
|---|---|
| Hogjaw Gap |
N Cherokee County. |
| Hoglot Branch |
rises in S Macon County and flows NE into Bates Branch. |
| Hogpen Bay |
in the waters of Core Sound extending into Core Banks in SE Carteret County. |
| Hogpen Branch |
rises in SW Buncombe County near Hogpen Gap and flows NW into Glady Fork. |
| Hogpen Creek |
rises in SE Rutherford County and flows NE into Second Broad River. |
| Hogpen Gap |
SW Buncombe County S of Young Pisgah Mountain. |
| Hogpen Mountain |
NW Rutherford County. Alt. approx. 1,900. |
| Hogs Falls |
rapids in Neuse River in S Wayne County in The Roundabout. Mentioned as early as 1818 in a survey of the rivers of North Carolina. |
| Hogsed Cove |
SE Clay County, through which Eagle Creek flows. |
| Hogshead Creek |
rises in E Transylvania County and flows NW into French Broad River. |
