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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 |
|---|---|
| Higgins Knob |
W Yancey County between Langford Branch and Higgins Creek. |
| Higgins Township |
central McDowell County. |
| High Country |
modern name applied to NW North Carolina, especially area around Boone and Blowing Rock, to promote tourism. |
| High Falls |
N Transylvania County in South Fork Mills River. Height of the falls is 30 ft. |
| High Falls |
SE Transylvania County in Little River near Cedar Mountain. Height of the falls is 75 ft. |
| High Falls |
in Horsepasture River in SW Transylvania County between Drift Falls and Stairway Falls. Height is 150 ft. |
| High Falls |
community in N Moore County on Deep River. William England built a mill there about 1790. Originally known as The Great Falls and The Big Falls for a 15 ft. waterfall in the river. The community of Prosperity, approx. 1 mi. e, was settled about 1862, but by 1941 it had been almost completely abandoned in favor of High Falls. Prosperity was named for the fact that it was in the center of a prosperous farming section. |
| High Falls |
in Little River in E Transylvania County S of the mouth of Grassy Creek. Height of the falls is 50 ft. |
| High Falls of the Tuckasegee |
See Tuckasegee Falls. |
| High Hampton Estate |
SE Jackson County on the W edge of Hampton Lake. Estate named for Gen. Wade Hampton, Confederate officer and governor of South Carolina, who had a home there. It is now a private recreation area and resort, High Hampton Inn. Alt. 3,524. |
