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Thomas Landingcommunity in S Onslow County on Spicers Bay.
Thomas PeakNW Jackson County between Camp Creek and Shoal Creek.
Thomas RidgeN Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, extends in a semicircle from Deep Creek N following the general curve of Oconaluftee River with its center near lat. 35°32'30" N., long. 83°22'03" W. Named for Col. William Holland Thomas (1805-93), native of Haywood County and chief of the Cherokee Indians.
Thomasborocommunity in SW Brunswick County. Named for Cornelius Thomas (1889-1961).
Thomasvillecity in NE Davidson County. Founded 1852; inc. 1857. Named for John Warwick Thomas (1800-1871), founder. Produces furniture, textiles, hosiery, apparel, lumber, and concrete pipe.
Thomasville TownshipNE Davidson County.
Thompkins Knobat the junction of the Ashe-Watauga-Wilkes county lines in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Alt. 4,100. Also spelled Tomkins Knob.
ThompsonSee Westover.
Thompson Branchrises in W Cherokee County on Ghormley Mountain and flows NW into Shoal Creek.
Thompson Branchrises in E Macon County and flows S into Watauga Creek.