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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 |
|---|---|
| Holly Point |
peninsula extending from W Goose Creek Island, NE Pamlico County, into Goose Creek at the mouth of Dixon Creek. |
| Holly Ridge |
a raised strip of ground in Dismal Swamp, SE Gates County. |
| Holly Ridge |
town in S Onslow County. Alt. 66. Est. about 1890 as a wood station on the railroad. Inc. 1941. Named for a slight elevation on which holly formerly grew; at Holly Shelter Bay about 1 mi. S was Sages Ordinary (dating from the Revolution), at which George Washington spent the night, April 23, 1791. See also Camp Davis. |
| Holly Shelter Bay |
a pocosin in E Pender County bounded on the NE by Shaken Creek, on the W by Northeast Cape Fear River, and on the S by Trumpeter Swamp. It is about 10 mi. long and 7 mi. wide. Appears as Holly Schelter Precoson on the Collet map, 1770 (although mistakenly applied to Angola Bay), and on the Price map, 1808. Holly Shelter Wildlife Management Area, 48,470 acres, is operated by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission; bear and deer abound. |
| Holly Shelter Creek |
receives the waters of Angola, Shaken, and Moores Creeks; Cane Branch; and other streams in NE Pender County and flows W approx. 30 mi. into Northeast Cape Fear River. Called Shelter River in a 1913 report by the U.S. Chief of Engineers. Appears as Holly Schelter Creek on the Collet map, 1770. |
| Holly Springs |
community in W Henderson County between Boylston and Brock Creeks. |
| Holly Springs |
community in S Rutherford County; former resort with a hotel. |
| Holly Springs |
town in S Wake County. Settled 1826; inc. 1877. Named for holly trees growing near a spring in the vicinity. Alt. 350. |
| Holly Springs |
community in N Yadkin County between Smithtown and Yadkin River. |
| Holly Springs |
community in E Carteret County on Newport River. |
