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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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community in E Cleveland County.
Menola

community in W Hertford County served by post office, 1886-1907.
Mentso

marked as the central part of Pamlico Sound, present-day Hyde County, on the White map, 1590, but apparently a place on the shore, as the name comes from an Indian word meaning "he cooks for the first time." The word could be the name given a stopping place for eating on travels, perhaps the end of a day's journey in the direction from Roanoke Island.
Mequopen

See Second Creek.
Mercer

community in S Edgecombe County. Probably the location of Mercersville post office in 1828.
Mercers Mill Pond

a stream that rises in SE Brunswick County and flows SW into tidal marshes that drain into the Atlantic Ocean through Lockwoods Folly Inlet.
Mercersville

See Mercer.
Merchants

community in NE Gates County served by post office, 1879-1913. Known as Merchants Mills after 1902.
Merchants Millpond

central Gates County on Bennetts Creek; center of a state park. Formed about 1857 by Rufus Williams and known as Williams Millpond until about 1910, when it was sold. The new owner built a store there, hence the name. Approx. 3 mi. long. Max. depth 8 ft. Sawmill and gristmill formerly operated there, but now a popular place for fishing.
Merchants Mills

See Merchants.