Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Sandy Gap Branch |
rises in W Swain County on Welch Ridge and flows NW into Hazel Creek. |
| Sandy Grove |
community in SE Hoke County served by post office, 1826-96. |
| Sandy Huss Creek |
rises in N Carteret County and flows approx. 1 mi. SW into Adams Creek on the Craven County line. Perhaps named for the fish, amiatus calva, a dogfish sometimes also known as huss. |
| Sandy Inlet |
former inlet between Topsail Sound and Atlantic Ocean, SE Pender County. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733; closed soon after 1775. |
| Sandy John Ridge |
N Haywood County between Big Creek and Pigeon River. |
| Sandy Landing |
SE Beaufort County on the W side of South Creek. |
| Sandy Mush |
community in NW Buncombe County near the junction of Clark Branch and Sandy Mush Creek. Took its name from the creek. |
| Sandy Mush Bald |
on Newfound Mountain at the junction of Buncombe, Haywood, and Madison county lines. Alt. 5,152. Took its name from the nearby creek. |
| Sandy Mush Creek |
rises near Wade Gap in NW Buncombe County and flows NE into French Broad River, forming a part of the Buncombe-Madison county line. Named by an early hunting party when sand from the creek water got into the mush they were cooking for supper. |
| Sandy Mush Township |
W Buncombe County. |