Title: The Outer Banks gazetteer : the history of place names from Carova to Emerald Isle /
Authors: Payne, Roger L., 1946-
Year: 2021
Subjects: Names, Geographical North Carolina Outer Banks.; Names, Geographical; Outer Banks (N.C.) Gazetteers.; Outer Banks (N.C.) History.; North Carolina History, Local; North Carolina; North Carolina Outer Banks
Abstract: "The Outer Banks of North Carolina contain a rich history, legible in the names of its towns, geographic features, and waterways. A book over 20 years in the making, The Outer Banks Gazetteer is a comprehensive and encyclopedic reference guide to the names of places that make up the Outer Banks-over 3,000 entries in all. In collecting the origins of the region's place names, Roger L. Payne has also amassed an incredible history of the Outer Banks. Payne gives detailed histories on the names of beaches, inlets, towns, islands, rivers, and even sand dunes. There are also many entries for locations that no longer exist-such as inlets that have disappeared due to erosion or storms, abandoned towns, and Native American villages-highlighting important and nearly forgotten places in North Carolina's history. Going beyond simply recounting the facts behind the names, Payne offers information-packed and entertainingly written stories of North Carolina, its coastal geography, and its people"--
Contents: Introduction. The nature of names and naming -- The Outer Banks defined -- Sounds and inlets -- Native American (Indigenous)-derived names -- Subdivisions, neighborhoods, and communities -- Post offices and influences on community names -- The U.S. Board on Geographic Names and the N.C. Board on Geogrpahic Names -- How to use the Gazetteer -- The Outer Banks Gazetteer -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- Current and historic inlets -- Selected annotated bibliography.