rises in SE Durham County and flows SE into W Wake County, where it enters Crabtree Creek.

SW Cherokee County along the Nottely River SE of Die Bend.

rises in central Duplin County and flows SE into Northeast Cape Fear River.

community in N Buncombe County. A post office est. there 1836; closed 1958.

N Buncombe County between Morgan Ridge and Morgan Branch.

town in N Pitt County. Settled about 1880. Inc. 1903. Named for William G. Stokes, local landowner. Alt. 56.

was formed in 1789 from Surry County. Located in the N central section of the state, it is bounded by the state of Virginia and by Rockingham, Forsyth, and Surry Counties. It was named for Capt. John Stokes (1756-90), Revolutionary War officer and member of the House of Commons and the Convention of 1789. Area: 458 sq. mi. County seat: Danbury, with an elevation of 825 ft. Townships are Beaver Island, Big Creek, Danbury, Meadows, Peters Creek, Quaker Gap, Sauratown, Snow Creek, and Yadkin. Produces tobacco, corn, wheat, hay, oats, poultry, eggs, dairy products, hogs, livestock, motor vehicle parts, brick, crushed stone. copper products, lumber, apples, and printed materials.

rises in E Sampson County and flows E into Duplin County, where it enters Stewart Creek.

See Walnut Cove.

town in NW Guilford County. Alt. 950. Inc. 1907. Known until 1887 as Pond; renamed probably for Governor Montford Stokes (1762-1842). Post office est. 1879.