Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Nine Mile Creek |
See Ninemile Swamp. |
| Ninemile Swamp |
rises in W Onslow County and flows SW into Duplin County, where its name becomes Nine Mile Creek and it enters Back Swamp. Named for its distance from Rich Lands Chapel, an early center of settlement. |
| Ninive |
community in W Transylvania County. |
| Nit Top |
on the Cherokee County, N.C.-Monroe County, Tenn., line in the Unicoi Mountains. |
| Nix Creek |
rises in S Jackson County on N slopes of Sassafras Mountain and flows NE into Sapphire Lake. |
| Nix Mountain |
S Jackson County between Nix Creek and Horsepasture River. |
| Nixon's |
See Columbus. |
| Nixon's Town |
See Nixonton. |
| Nixons Mill Creek |
flows SE from Old Topsail Creek into Topsail Sound, S Pender County. |
| Nixonton |
town in W Pasquotank County on Little River. The site was originally known as Windmill Point. Laid out in 1746, settled then or soon afterward, and est. 1758 as Nixon's Town. Named for Zachariah Nixon, an early settler. Appears on the Collet map, 1770; served as county seat, 1785-1800. Inc. 1818; reincorporated 1951, but not now active in municipal affairs. |