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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 |
|---|---|
| Latham's |
community in NW Beaufort County served by post office, 1872-1909. Known as Latham after 1894. |
| Lattimore |
town in W Cleveland County. Settled in 1880; a post office named Delight was est. there in 1886. Inc. 1899 as Lattimore, named for Audley M. Lattimore, Confederate veteran and first postmaster. Alt. 945. |
| Lauada |
community in S Swain County on Pole Bridge Branch. |
| Laudermilk Bend |
a bend in Nottely River, S Cherokee County above Cobb Bluff. |
| Laughlins Creek |
rises in S Caswell County and flows SE into Alamance County, where it enters Buttermilk Creek. |
| Laughter Cove |
SE Buncombe County between Spring and Garren Mountains. Named for a family of notorious moonshiners who lived in the cove in the first half of the twentieth century. |
| Laughton Point |
extends from the mainland of central Carteret County into Newport River. |
| Launch, The |
a narrow inlet between Tull Bay and the mouth of North Landing River in NE Currituck County. Appears on the Collet map, 1770. Site of shipbuilding operations from colonial times until the present, hence the name. |
| Laurel |
community in N Franklin County. |
| Laurel Bottoms |
valley in SE Avery County along the Linville River N of the town of Linville. |
