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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
Gumflats Creek

rises in NE Cherokee County and flows NW into Taylor Creek.
Gumlog Creek

rises in Union County, Ga., and flows NE into Clay County, where it enters Brasstown Creek.
Gumstand Gap

N Transylvania County on Seniard Ridge.
Gumtree

community in N Davidson County; named for a gum tree (cut down about 1948) at the junction of the Thomasville and Lexington roads to Winston-Salem.
Gun Creek

rises in W central Alamance County and flows SE into Great Alamance Creek.
Gunlock Ridge

W Swain County between Hickory Cove and Hazel Creek.
Gunna Creek

rises in NW Swain County and flows SW to join Tub-Mill Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to form Eagle Creek.
Gunntown

community in central Rockingham County; est. 1854 by James M. Gunn and largely populated by his descendants.
Gunpowder Creek

rises in central Caldwell County and flows SE into Catawba River.
Gunt, Gun,

or from the Atlantic Ocean into Pamlico Sound through Bodie Island, opened prior to 1733 and closed in the 1770s. Appears as Gun Inlet on the Moseley map, 1733.