formerly a large pyrophyllite formation in NE Randolph County; for a number of years, the mineral was mined, crushed at nearby Staley, and shipped away for refining and use in talc products. A post office by the name operated there, 1851-1901.

extends SE from Three Forks Mountain in W Transylvania County to Catheys Creek in W central Transylvania County.

Church of England, Bertie County, est. with the formation of the county in 1722 and coextensive with it. Named for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. Previously the territory had been in SouthWest Parish, Chowan County, est. 1715. The parish had 930 white taxable inhabitants in 1767, described as "capable to maintain & willing to receive a Minister." Divided in 1727 to form Northwest Parish, which became Northampton County in 1741. The church for Society Parish was in the Merry Hill section of the county on Duckenfield land.

on the Jackson-Swain county line near the head of Madcap Branch.

rises near Soco Gap, W Haywood County, and flows NE into Jonathans Creek.

on Soco Creek, W Haywood County. Water falls in a double stream over a series of rocky ledges for about 60 ft. into a cuplike basin. Said to have been named by the Cherokees for their word Sog-wah (one).

on the Haywood-Jackson county line. Alt. 4,344. The most important passageway through Balsam Mountain for the Indians before the arrival of Europeans.

S Macon County between North Fork Coweeta Creek and the head of Hoglot Branch.

community in NE Watauga County.

community in N Madison County served by post office, 1898-1901. Laurel River and its tributaries drain the area. Local legend is that, after Presbyterian missionaries visited, name was changed to Revere, which see.