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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 Buffalo Creek

rises in E Johnston County and flows SE into Little River.

Little Bugaboo Creek

rises in N Wilkes County and flows SE into Big Bugaboo Creek.

Little Butt Knob

on the Buncombe-Yancey county line between Big Butt Knob and Point Misery. Alt. approx. 3,300.

Little Camp Creek

rises in N Rutherford County and flows SW into Camp Creek.

Little Cane River Gap

See Cane River Gap.

Little Caraway Creek

rises in NW Randolph County and flows S into Caraway Creek.

Little Cataloochee Creek

is formed in NW Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park by the junction of Woody Branch and Conrad Branch. Flows E 2 mi. and empties into Cataloochee Creek.

Little Catawba River

See South Fork Catawba River.

Little Cawcaw Swamp

rises in SW Brunswick County and flows W into Cawcaw Swamp at E limit of Thomas Bay.

Little Cedar Cliff

NE Buncombe County near Ingraham Mountain.