Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Sains |
community in W Lincoln County served by post office, 1886-1905. |
| Sal Patch Gap |
W Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°38'24" N., long. 83°03'28" W. |
| Sal's Creek |
rises in central Wake County and flows NE into Crabtree Creek. |
| Saldeer Gap |
N Macon County between Burningtown Creek and Rose Creek. |
| Salem |
community in SE Burke County. |
| Salem Chapel |
See Dennis. |
| Salem Chapel Township |
NE Forsyth County. |
| Salem Church |
community in SW Randolph County served by post office, 1840-1918. |
| Salem Creek |
rises in E Forsyth County and flows SW through the city of Winston-Salem into Muddy Creek in the SW corner of the county. Appears as Wack Creek on the Collet map, 1770; as "Middle Watch Creek" on the Price map, 1808; and finally as Middle Fork on the MacRae map, 1833. Known as Middle Fork or Middle Fork Muddy Creek until 1966, when the present name was adopted. Wack and Watch undoubtedly are derived from the name Wachovia, which see. |
| Salem Creek |
rises in E Union County and flows NW into Richardson Creek. In 2003 state legislature directed county to rename creek. Some of the names by which this place has been known include highly offensive racial slurs. Tap or click to show or hide these offensive names.
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