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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 |
|---|---|
| Hog Branch |
rises in NW Ashe County and flows S into Big Laurel Creek. |
| Hog Branch |
rises in W Orange County and flows S into Cane Creek. |
| Hog Branch |
See Hawk Branch. |
| Hog Camp Branch |
rises in S Watauga County and flows SE into Rockhouse Creek. |
| Hog Cane Branch |
rises in W Jackson County and flows N into Savannah Creek. |
| Hog Hill |
SE Catawba County. Named for the fact that early settlers branded their hogs and let them roam there until fall, when they were taken home to be fattened. |
| Hog Island |
swampy island in central Craven County formed by Neuse River on the E and Bachelor Creek and The Gut on the w. Formerly known as Leaches Island for George M. Leach, who owned the island in 1804, and appears with that name on the Price map, 1808, the MacRae map, 1833, and the U.S. Coast Survey map, 1865. Approx. 3½ mi. long and 1 mi. wide at its widest point. |
| Hog Island |
in Pamlico Sound near Hog Island Point on the E mainland of Hyde County. |
| Hog Island |
See Lake Bay. |
| Hog Island |
a group of islands between Back Bay and Pamlico Sound, NE Carteret County. Site of early settlement. Appears as Hog Island on Moseley map, 1733. See also Camp Point. |
