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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
Meredith

community in W Orange County served by post office, 1890-1907.
Meredith Branch

rises in N Yancey County and flows S into Cane River.
Meredith Township

central Wake County.
Merkle Bay

off the NW side of Cedar Island in NE Carteret County. Merkle is local pronunciation of myrtle.
Merkle Swamp

rises in N Sampson County and flows SE into Great Coharie Creek. Appears as Myrtle Swamp on the Kerr map, 1882.
Merricks Creek

rises in S Pender County and flows NW and SW into Northeast Cape Fear River.
Merrill Cove

S Buncombe County E of Merrill Mountain.
Merrill Cove Creek

rises in S Buncombe County and flows SE into Cane Creek.
Merrill Creek

rises near Black Knob in E Transylvania County and flows E into Cascade Lake [Little River].
Merrill Mountain

S Buncombe County between Robinson Creek and Merrill Cove.