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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

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Place Description
Edgemont

community in W Caldwell County.
Edgewater

community in S central Carteret County NW of Morehead City. Alt. 19 ft. Formerly named Morehead Bluffs.
Edgewood

community in E Caswell County.
Edinburg

former town in SW Montgomery County. Inc. 1807 at the store of, and on the land of, John Billingsly. A post office was there as early as 1828 and as recently as 1882. Site now abandoned. Also spelled Edinborough and Edenboro, 1827-94. Named for the city in Scotland by local residents of Scottish descent. Site of former Edinborough Academy.
Edith

community in SE Catawba County. Alt. 1,050.
Edith Lake

S Henderson County on Green River. Approx. 1½ mi. long.
Edmiston

See Sunnyside.
Edmonds

community in NE Alleghany County and Virginia.
Edney Branch

rises in W Yancey County and flows S into Cane River.
Edneyville

community in E Henderson County. Named for Rev. Samuel Edney, Methodist minister who served as postmaster and magistrate. A post office there since 1842. Former high school now a regional training center for law enforcement. Alt. 2,247.