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Place Description
Sherrars Gap

in Kings Mountain, SW Gaston County. The gap is S of The Pinnacle. See also Kings Mountain.

Sherrill Cove Branch

rises in E Swain County and flows N into Raven Fork.

Sherrill Gap

central Swain County between Bryson Branch and Lands Creek.

Sherrill's Gap

See Hickory Nut Gap.

Sherrills Ford

across Catawba River between Catawba and Iredell Counties. Named for Adam Sherrill, trailblazer in the settlement of W North Carolina who crossed the Catawba River there in 1747. The passage over the river was used by troops during the Revolutionary War. The site is now under the waters of Lake Norman. The name appears on various maps dating from the eighteenth century through 1963.

Sherrills Mill

See Sherrills Ford.

Sherrills Springs

community in S Cabarrus County. Mineral springs there still in use. Also known as Sossamon's Spring.

Sherron Acres

community in central Durham County approx. 1 mi. SE of the city of Durham.

Sherwood

community in S Cumberland County served by post office, 1883-1907.

Sheva

community in NW Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1892-1903.