Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Stag Park |
community and former plantation, central Pender County on the Northeast Cape Fear River. Named in 1663 by Barbadian explorers for parklike terrain on which they saw deer feeding. Appears on the Ogilby map, 1671. Governor George Burrington in about 1730 acquired 10,000 acres there and built a summer home. |
| Stagg Creek |
rises in NW Ashe County and flows SE into North Fork New River. |
| Stagger Weed Creek |
rises in E Mitchell County and flows NW to join Mine Fork Branch in forming Right Fork [Cane Creek]. |
| Stagville |
See Fairntosh. |
| Staircase Mountain |
NW Caldwell County near Maple Grove. |
| Staire Branch |
rises in NE Buncombe County and flows NW into Walker Branch. |
| Stairs Mountain |
S Haywood County on the head of Crawford Creek. Alt. 5,869. |
| Stairwalk Ridge |
SE Buncombe County E of Potato Knob. |
| Stairway Falls |
SW Transylvania County in Horsepasture River downstream from High Falls. |
| Stalcup Top |
S Cherokee County near the headwaters of Little Brasstown Creek. |