Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Contentnea Lake |
central Wilson County on Contentnea Creek. Formed 1773. Covers 450 acres; max. depth 15 ft. First known as Cobb's Mill Pond (1773); later as Hadley's Mill Pond (named for Thomas Hadley), Barefoot's Mill Pond (1863), Wiggins Pond (1886), and David Daniel's Pond (1897). Acquired by Wilson Power and Light Co., 1904. |
| Contentnea Neck Township |
NE Lenoir County. |
| Contentnea Township |
See Winterville Township. |
| Conway |
town in E Northampton County. Settled about 1835 and known first as Martin's Crossroads; later, by the early 1880s, as Kirby; and finally as Conway to honor the wife of an officer of the railroad. Inc. 1913. Alt. 105. |
| Conway Creek |
See Little Fishing Creek. |
| Conwell |
community in SE Northampton County on the E limits of Rich Square. |
| Coohooca |
See Cohoogue. |
| Cook |
community in SW Catawba County served by post office, 1895-1905. |
| Cook Branch |
rises in S Watauga County and flows NE into Pounding Mill Creek. |
| Cook Creek |
rises in central Cherokee County near Beaverdam Gap and flows SE into Hanging Dog Creek. See also Kilby Cove. |