Gazetteer
Place | Description |
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Scottish Mountain |
W Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°41'34" N., long. 83°05'08" W. Named for Scottish Mountain Lumber Co., which operated in the area in the 1920s. Alt. 4,290. |
Scotts |
community in W central Iredell County. |
Scotts Creek |
rises in NW Rutherford County and flows SE into Cove Creek. |
Scotts Hill |
community in SE Pender County served by post office, 1876-1943. Alt. 50. |
Scotts Store |
community in N Duplin County. Named for local storeowner, A. J. Scott. |
Scottsville |
See Belfast. |
Scottville |
community on Alleghany-Ashe county line. Alt. approx. 2,950. Settled about 1830 and known first as Flint Hill. Post office est. 1855 as Scottville; believed to have been named for Elizabeth Scott (1799-1856), local citizen. Post office closed, 1954. |
Scranton |
community in W Hyde County on Scranton Creek near Pungo River. Alt. 3. Originally known as Clark for the owner of a lumber mill there. Later renamed Scranton for another lumber mill that relocated from Scranton, Pa. Near the site of an old Indian village, Aquascogoc, which see. |
Scranton Creek |
rises in W Hyde County and flows W approx. 3.3 mi. into Pungo River. Formerly known as Broad Creek. |
Scratch Hall Swamp |
rises in W Gates County and flows W into Chowan River. |