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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.

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--From The North Carolina Gazetteer, 1st edition, preface by William S. Powell

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Place Description
Long Creek Village

See Lillington.
Long Drive Ridge

N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, extends SW from Thomas Ridge, lat. 35°33'25" N., long. 83°23'38" W.
Long Fork of Beaver Creek

rises in SW Wilkes County and flows E into Beaver Creek.
Long Gap

on the Buncombe-McDowell county line between Pot Cove Gap and Sourwood Gap.
Long Hill Township

NE Surry County.
Long Hollow

at the head of Left Fork [Cane Creek] in E Mitchell County.
Long Hope Creek

rises in NW Watauga County and flows N into SW Ashe County, where it enters Three Top Creek.
Long Hungry Ridge

NW Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park between Twentymile Creek and Moore Springs Branch, lat. 35°31'08" N., long. 83°50'57" W.
Long Island

a long tidal-marsh island in Bogue Sound, SW Carteret County.
Long John Mountain

central Henderson County, extends from the NW limits of Hendersonville almost to French Broad River. Named for an early whiskey distiller.