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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
Loudermilk Ridge

W Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, lat. 35°28'33" N., long. 83°39'48" W.
Louie Camp Branch

rises in N Swain County and flows SE into Bradley Fork.
Louis Ray Knob

NE Buncombe County.
Louisburg

town and county seat, central Franklin County on Tar River. Alt. 280. Authorized to be laid out and named Lewisburg, 1779. Named for French king Louis XVI, to whose court Benjamin Franklin (for whom the county was named) was then American representative. Both spellings occur in early records, the present form soon becoming the only one used. Home of Louisburg College. Produces lumber and fabricated metals.
Louisburg Township

former township in central Franklin County, now township no. 10.
Louise

community in S Catawba County served by post office, 1890-1903.
Louse Island

NW Washington County in the mouth of Roanoke River. In a cluster of marshy islands, Louse Island is one of the smallest, approx. 2,000 ft. long and 200 ft. wide. It lies in the river between Rice Island and the mainland. See also Purchace Islands.
Lousin Swamp

See Loosing Swamp.
Louson Swamp

See Loosing Swamp.
Lousy Creek

rises in N central Wilkes County and flows S into Reddies River.