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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 |
|---|---|
| Hunt's Store |
See New Castle. |
| Huntdale |
community in W Mitchell County on Toe River. Alt. 2,058. |
| Hunter Branch |
rises in N central Haywood County and flows N into Stevens Creek. |
| Hunter Creek |
rises in central Madison County between Watershed Mountain and High Rock and flows SE into Walnut Creek. |
| Hunter Jim Creek |
rises in W Jackson County and flows SE into West Fork Tuckasegee River. |
| Hunters Bridge |
community in central Beaufort County on Bath Creek. |
| Hunters Creek |
rises at Great Lake in SW Craven County and flows SW along the Carteret-Jones county line into White Oak River. Named for the Hunter family, early settlers. |
| Hunters Mill Township |
E central Gates County. |
| Hunters Millpond |
built prior to 1720 at the junction of Raynor Swamp and Harrell Swamp at the head of Bennetts Creek, E Gates County. Was destroyed about 1922 when a new highway was built. It was about 1 mi. long. Known in later years as Cross Millpond. |
| Huntersville |
town in N Mecklenburg County. Inc. 1873. Known previously as Hunter's Depot. Named for Robert Hunter, local resident about 1860. Alt. 814. |
