Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Jameston |
See Jamesville. |
| Jamestown |
town in SW Guilford County. Settled 1752 and named for James Mendenhall, an early settler whose first name was chosen in Quaker fashion to avoid ostentation. Inc. 1816; rechartered 1947. Produces baked goods, corrugated boxes, and textiles. Home to Oakdale Cotton Mills, continuously operating since 1865. Alt. 779. |
| Jamestown Township |
SW Guilford County. |
| Jamesville |
town in E Martin County on Roanoke River. Est. 1785 as James Town; inc. 1832 as Jameston; name changed to Jamesville, 1855. Alt. 47. |
| Jamesville Township |
NE Martin County. |
| Jane Cantrell Creek |
rises in S Transylvania County and flows NW into South Prong [Glady Fork]. |
| Jane Knob |
E Macon County between Brown Creek and Corbin Creek. |
| Jane Otter Branch |
rises in NW Macon County and flows NW into Otter Creek. |
| Jane's Bald |
on the Mitchell County, N.C.-Carter County, Tenn., line. Said to have been named for a woman who lost her life there in a snowstorm but who saved her young child by covering it with her own body. |
| Janeiro |
community in S Pamlico County on Dawson Creek, which see. Known as Dawson Creek until a post office was est. (since discontinued). Named by seafaring men of the community for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |