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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 |
|---|---|
| Hickory Knoll Creek |
rises in S Macon County and flows SW into Little Tennessee River. |
| Hickory Log Branch |
rises in N Madison County and flows SE into Shelton Laurel Creek. |
| Hickory Mountain |
on the Henderson-Transylvania county line N of Hooker Creek. |
| Hickory Mountain |
W Chatham County approx. 5 mi. E of Siler City. |
| Hickory Mountain Township |
W central Chatham County. |
| Hickory North |
unincorporated outskirts of city of Hickory, NW Catawba County. |
| Hickory Nut Branch |
rises in central Avery County and flows S into North Toe River. |
| Hickory Nut Creek |
rises in NE Henderson County and flows SE into Broad River. |
| Hickory Nut Falls |
on Broad River near Chimney Rock, W Rutherford County. 400 ft. tall. |
| Hickory Nut Gap |
on the Buncombe-Henderson county line between Tater Knob and Ferguson Peak. Alt. 2,878. Originally known as Sherrill's Gap. One of two gaps (the other being Swannanoa Gap) through which early settlers and travelers from the E reached the Asheville plateau. |
