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Knob Creek Townshipformer township in NE Cleveland County, now township no. 10.
Knobbs Creekrises in E central Pasquotank County and flows SE into Pasquotank River at the N limits of Elizabeth City.
Knobcreekcommunity in N Cleveland County on Knob Creek.
Knobs TownshipNW Yadkin County.
Knollcommunity in SE Macon County served by post office, 1886-1905.
Knotts Islanda peninsula in N Currituck County approx. 5 by 3½ mi.; extends into North Carolina from Princess Anne County, Va. Knotts Island Channel on the E connects Currituck Sound with Back Bay (in Virginia); North Landing River on the W rises in Virginia and flows past Knott Island into Currituck Sound. Appears as Knot Isle on the Comberford map, 1657. Probably named for James Knott or a member of his family. Knott held land in S Virginia as early as 1642. See also Mackay Island.
Knotts Island Channela waterway between Knotts Island and Currituck Banks, NE Currituck County. The channel connects Currituck Sound in North Carolina with Back Bay in Virginia.
Knotts Storecommunity in W Anson County served by post office, 1877-1905.
Knottvillecommunity in E central Wilkes County between Rock and Mulberry Creeks.
Knotty Pine CreekSee Buckland Mill Branch.