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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
Mast

community in N Watauga County on Cove Creek. Alt. 2,670.
Mast Knob

SE Watauga County NW of Dugger Mountain.
Matakomak

a name appearing on the Ogilby map, 1671, to designate the territory presently in Chowan County between Yeopim River and Pembroke Creek.
Matchipungo

See Pungo.
Matecomack

See Edenton; Matakomak; Queen Anne's Creek.
Matherson Branch

rises in W Macon County and flows SE into Pine Branch.
Matherson Creek

rises in NE Cherokee County and flows NE into Worm Creek.
Mathis

community in SE Forsyth County. Named for a family that settled in the vicinity as early as 1757.
Matkin

community in SW Caswell County. Named in 1967 for a family long resident in the area when a plant of Burlington Industries opened there. A name was required for directing truck drivers to the rural location.
Matlock Bald

N Clay County on the N end of Johnson Ridge. Alt. 5,230.