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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 Kinnekeet Coast Guard Station

decommissioned station on Hatteras Island, SE Dare County. First est. as a lifesaving station in 1874. Life-saving Service and Revenue Cutter Service joined to form U.S. Coast Guard in 1915.

Little Kitchens Ridge

SE Clay County between Holden Cove and Tallulah River.

Little Knob

on Haywood-Swain county line.

Little Knob Creek

rises in N Cleveland County and flows SE into Knob Creek.

Little Lake

natural lake in Croatan National Forest, S Craven County. Covers approx. 500 acres; max. depth 4 to 5 ft. One of several lakes in Lakes Pocosin.

Little Laurel Branch

rises in SE Mitchell County and flows S into North Toe River.

Little Laurel Creek

rises in W Ashe County and flows E into Big Laurel Creek.

Little Ledge Creek

rises in S Granville County and flows S into Ledge Creek.

Little Lick Creek

rises in S Durham County and flows NE into Neuse River.

Little Lick Fork

See Lick Fork.