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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 |
|---|---|
| Linville Mountain |
E Avery County. |
| Linville River |
rises in E Avery County approx. 3 mi. SW of Grandfather Mountain. It flows SW in Avery County and SE and S in Burke County, where it enters Lake James. Said to have been named for two brothers who hunted along its banks between 1760 and 1766 and were killed by Indians. Known by the Cherokee as Eeseeoh (River of Cliffs). See also Linville Gorge. |
| Linville Township |
central Avery County. |
| Linville's Mill Creek |
See Laytown Creek. |
| Linwood |
community in W Davidson County in the former Jersey Settlement, which see. Alt. 659. Named by Dr. William Rainey Holt (1798-1868) for his nearby plantation. Produces lumber. |
| Lipe |
community in SW Rowan County served by post office, 1886-1902. |
| Lippard Creek |
rises in S Catawba County and flows SW into Lincoln County, where it joins Sawmill Creek in forming Leepers Creek. |
| Lisbon |
community in S central Bladen County, was the plantation of Col. John Slingsby, Tory commander at the Battle of Elizabethtown, at which he was fatally wounded. |
| Lisbon Township |
S central Sampson County. |
| Lisburn |
See Lisbon. |
