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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 Middle Ridge

NE Madison County between Colvin and Amos Creeks.

Little Mountain

N Rutherford County at the head of Hunting Creek.

Little Mountain Creek

rises in N Richmond County and flows SW into Big Mountain Creek.

Little Mud Creek

rises in W Henderson County and flows NE into Mud Creek.

Little Mulberry Creek

approx. 5 mi. long, rises in Pisgah National Forest, N Caldwell County, and flows first SE then SW into Mulberry Creek.

Little Neatman Creek

rises in S Stokes County and flows SW into Neatman Creek.

Little Nettle Branch

rises in NW Haywood County and flows N into Big Creek.

Little New Mountain

central Buncombe County E of Wilson.

Little Northeast Creek

rises in NE Onslow County and flows SW into Northeast Creek.

Little Nutbush Creek

former stream rising in N central Vance County and flowing NE into Nutbush Creek. Now submerged by the waters of Kerr Lake.