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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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Place Description
Long's Store

community in N Union County.
Longarm Mountain

N Haywood County, extends NE from the head of Dogwood Flats Creek to the head of Stinking Camp Creek.
Longhurst

community in central Person County. Settled about 1890 and known first as Jalong for J. A. Long Sr., who est. a cotton mill there. Post office est. there in 1913; name changed to Longhurst in 1936.
Longleaf

community in NW Moore County served by post office, 1886-1906.
Longs Delight

appears on the Ogilby map, 1671, near the upper portion of the Cape Fear River. It was a name assigned probably for Capt. Anthony Long, member of an expedition led by Capt. William Hilton in 1663 to explore the lower Cape Fear region. See also Lockwoods Folly Inlet.
Longs Island

name applied on the Ogilby map, 1671, to the land now in NW New Hanover County between the Brunswick and Cape Fear Rivers N of Eagles Island. The peninsula was formerly an island when Fishing Creek flowed between the two rivers. See also Longs Delight.
Longs Store

community in W Person County.
Longshoals

community in S Lincoln County on South Fork Catawba River. Settled prior to 1901. Named for shoals in the river. Alt. 732.
Longtown

community in W Burke County.
Longview

town in NW Catawba County W of Hickory. Inc. 1907. Earlier known as Penelope. Served by post office of that name, 1888-1904.