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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 |
|---|---|
| Lillington |
town and county seat on Cape Fear River, central Harnett County. Inc. 1859; the name was changed from Long Creek Village to Lillington in honor of the Revolutionary War patriot Alexander Lillington (1725-86). Alt. 325. Produces apparel. See also Summerville. |
| Lillington County |
was authorized to be est. in 1859 from a portion of New Hanover County, provided that two-thirds of the qualified voters of Rocky Point Precinct approved. The act was not approved, but Pender County, which see, was later est. in approx. the same area. |
| Lillington Creek |
rises in E Pender County and flows SW into Northeast Cape Fear River. Named for Gen. Alexander Lillington (1725-86), whose plantation was nearby. Appears as Island Creek on the Collet map, 1770; as Maxwell Creek on the Price map, 1808; and as Lillington's Mill Creek on the MacRae map, 1833. |
| Lillington Township |
central Harnett County. |
| Lillington's Mill Creek |
See Lillington Creek. |
| Lilliput |
the plantation of Eleazer Allen (1692-1750), councillor, judge, receiver general, and treasurer of North Carolina, was located on the N side of Lilliput Creek in E Brunswick County. Land was granted to Allen in 1725, and he named the plantation for the imaginary country in Jonathan Swift's satire Gulliver's Travels (1726). Part of the 300-volume library at Lilliput was inherited by a daughter of James Hasell and might have been inc. into the remarkable Hasell library. Lilliput was purchased by Gov. William Tryon as a summer residence, and he still owned the property as late as 1784. Location of Lilliput is shown on the Moseley map, 1733, under the name of "E. Allen"; on the Collet map, 1770, as "Lilliput to the G."; and on the Price map, 1808, as "Lilliput." |
| Lilliput Creek |
E Brunswick County, flows E from McKenzie Pond into Cape Fear River. Named for Lilliput, which see, a nearby plantation. Shown as Allen's Creek on the MacRae map, 1833, and on the Colton map, 1861. Appears as Lilliput Creek on the 1865 U.S. Coast Survey map and on the Kerr map, 1882. |
| Lilly |
community in NE Camden County. |
| Lily Branch |
rises in central Mitchell County and flows SW into North Toe River. |
| Lily Pond Creek |
rises in W Northampton County and flows SW to join Gumberry Swamp in forming Wheeler Creek. |
