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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 |
|---|---|
| Hunting Creek |
rises in S Wilkes County in the Brushy Mountains and flows SE through NE Iredell and W Davie Counties into South Yadkin River. See also Flat Rock Creek; Frohock Sawmill. |
| Hunting Creek |
community in S Wilkes County on Hunting Creek. |
| Hunting Island |
in Bogue Sound, SW Carteret County. |
| Hunting Island Creek |
rises in W Carteret County and flows S into Bogue Inlet. |
| Hunting Quarter Inlet |
appears on the Moseley map, 1733, in Core Banks of Carteret County. It was opened and closed in the 1730s. |
| Hunting Quarter Sound |
appears on the Moseley map, 1733, as the water now forming the N end of Core Sound in NE Carteret County. Four small islands extending SE from the present Hog Island separated the sound from Pamlico Sound. Three of the four islands were named Chainshot, Harbour, and Shell. |
| Hunting Quarters Township |
former township in E Carteret County. Cedar Island Township was formed from a part of Hunting Quarters, and the remainder is now Atlantic Township. The area was formerly a summer camp of the Core Indians. |
| Hunting Run |
rises in N Pitt County and flows SE into Grindle Creek. |
| Huntley |
community in central Sampson County served by post office, 1875-1922. |
| Hunts |
community in W Nash County served by post office, 1885-1903. |
