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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 |
|---|---|
| Lead Mine Ridge |
W Madison County between Doe Branch and Rocky Branch. |
| Leading Ridge |
N Mitchell County between Shepherd Knob and Big Rock Creek. |
| Leaflet |
community in W Harnett County near Upper Little River. |
| Leak Creek |
rises in N Davidson County and flows NW into S Forsyth County, where it enters South Fork. |
| Leaksville |
former town in N Rockingham County on Dan and Smith Rivers. Alt. 700. Inc. 1874. Named for Revolutionary War veteran John Leak, who owned a plantation there before 1797. A post office est. there in 1817. In 1793 the General Assembly directed that a town to be named Danville be laid out at the site as a tobacco inspection station; in 1797 commissioners were appointed "to build and improve the Town of Leaksville in accordance with the plan drawn up by Abraham Philips." Philips had been a member of the commission appointed in 1793 to lay out the town of Danville. In 1967 Leaksville was merged with Draper and Spray, which see, to form the town of Eden, which see. |
| Leaksville Township |
N Rockingham County. |
| Leaman |
community in N Moore County on Bear Creek. |
| Leander |
community in NW Watauga County on Beaverdam Creek. |
| Leaper's Creek |
See Leepers Creek. |
| Leasburg |
town in E Caswell County. Est. 1788, but long inactive in municipal affairs. Named for William and James Lea, who owned part of the original site. Location of Caswell County courthouse from 1777 until 1791, when it was moved to the center of the county after Person County was formed from Caswell. Alt. 750. |
