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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.

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Place Description
James Iredell House

focal point of Historic Edenton State Historic Site, S Chowan County. Situated on approx. 2 acres. The Iredell house, built about 1759, is included in the area and open to the public as a historic house museum.
James Mill Creek

See Staffords Creek.
James-Town

See Jamesville.
Jameston

See Jamesville.
Jamestown

town in SW Guilford County. Settled 1752 and named for James Mendenhall, an early settler whose first name was chosen in Quaker fashion to avoid ostentation. Inc. 1816; rechartered 1947. Produces baked goods, corrugated boxes, and textiles. Home to Oakdale Cotton Mills, continuously operating since 1865. Alt. 779.
Jamestown Township

SW Guilford County.
Jamesville

town in E Martin County on Roanoke River. Est. 1785 as James Town; inc. 1832 as Jameston; name changed to Jamesville, 1855. Alt. 47.
Jamesville Township

NE Martin County.
Jane Cantrell Creek

rises in S Transylvania County and flows NW into South Prong [Glady Fork].
Jane Knob

E Macon County between Brown Creek and Corbin Creek.