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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 |
|---|---|
| Kannapolis Township |
former township in NW Cabarrus County, now township no. 4. Once named Cooks Cross Roads Township. |
| Kanuga Lake |
central Henderson County on Little Mud Creek. Formed about 1908. Covers 12 acres; max. depth 20 ft. Summer camp owned by the Episcopal Church. Named for prehistoric Cherokee town Ka-nu-ga, on the West Fork of Pigeon River in Haywood County. The Indian name traditionally meant "Meeting Place of Many Peoples." |
| Kappa |
community in W Davie County. In the 1870s known as Ketchie's Mill for a mill erected on Little Creek. Post office est. 1883 in the home of W. R. Ketchie, a Lutheran minister, who gave it the name Kappa, the Greek name for the letter K Davie Academy opened there about 1908, and the name Davie Academy is also sometimes still used for the community. |
| Kapps Mill |
community in W Surry County served by post office, 1878-1929. |
| Karrs Branch |
rises in SW Iredell County W of Troutman and flows SW into Hicks Creek. |
| Katalsta Ridge |
NE Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a spur extending S from Eagle Rock. Named for a daughter of Yonaguska, noted as a pottery maker. |
| Kate Gap |
on the Madison County, N.C.-Cocke County, Tenn., line. |
| Kate Knob |
S Macon County between Pine Ridge and Jones Creek. |
| Katesville |
community in central Franklin County. Settled 1888. Named for Kate Griffin, donor of the site. Alt. 300. |
| Katie Creek |
rises in E Macon County and flows W into Walnut Creek. |
