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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

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Place Description
Liberty Hill

former community in central Guilford County, now a part of Greensboro.

Liberty Knob

W Surry County near the head of Millers Creek.

Liberty Store

community in NE Guilford County served by post office, 1877-83.

Liberty Township

SE Yadkin County.

Lick Creek

rises in SW Anson County and flows N into Brown Creek.

Lick Fork

rises in N Gaston County and flows NE into S Lincoln County, where it enters Mill Creek.

Lick Fork Creek

rises in W Montgomery County and flows SW into Clarks Creek.

Lick Log Creek

rises in central Clay County and flows SW into Lake Chatuge. The name originated when the Davis family, early settlers, felled trees and cut notches in the logs to hold salt for their cattle.

Lick Log Gap

on the Madison County, N.C.-Greene County, Tenn., line.

Lick Meadow Branch

rises in E Franklin County and flows NE into Redbud Creek.