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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 Davidson Branch

rises in W Haywood County and flows NW into Davidson Branch.

Little Davis Mountain

N Buncombe County in the Elk Mountains.

Little Deep Creek

rises in N central Carteret County and flows S into Deep Creek.

Little Dismal Swamp

NW Johnston County, drains into Dismal Branch.

Little Dugger Creek

rises in SE Watauga County and flows SE into Wilkes County, where it enters Dugger Creek.

Little Dugger Mountain

SE Watauga County near the head of Little Dugger Creek.

Little Ease Creek

a bay on the N side of Pamlico River, E Beaufort County.

Little East Fork Pigeon River

rises in S Haywood County and flows NW into West Fork Pigeon River.

Little Elk Creek

rises in W Alleghany County and flows N into Elk Creek.

Little Elk Knob

N Graham County between Tuskeegee Creek and Sawyer Creek.