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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
Little Browns Landing

on Cape Fear River in central Bladen County.

Little Brush Creek

rises in SW Chatham County and flows SW into Randolph County, where it enters Brush Creek.

Little Brush Mountain

is made up of a chain of 5 or 6 peaks in W Alexander and E Caldwell Counties.

Little Brushy

peak at the S end of Brushy Mountain, NE Buncombe County.

Little Brushy Mount

a range of mountains in E Caldwell and W Alexander Counties. Alts. from 1,850 to 1,890.

Little Buck Creek

rises in SE Clay County and flows SW into Buck Creek.

Little Buck Hill

mountain in W Avery County.

Little Buck Mountain

on Alexander-Caldwell county line. Alt. 1,890.

Little Buckeye Cove

SE Haywood County on the head of East Prong Pigeon River.

Little Buckle Swamp

rises in SE Bladen County and flows SE into Buckle Swamp.