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Mount Sterling Creekrises in W Haywood County and flows NE into Pigeon River.
Mount Sterling GapW Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°42' N., long. 83°05'59" W. Alt. 3,887.
Mount Sterling RidgeW Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park from Balsam Mountain extending NE from lat. 35°40'17" N., long. 83°10'55" W., forming the watershed between Big Creek and Cataloochee Creek.
Mount Tirzahcommunity in S Person County. Named in 1783 by Col. Stephen Moore, Revolutionary soldier. A post office operated there, 1795-1906.
Mount Tirzah TownshipSE Person County.
Mount Ullacommunity in W Rowan County. Said to have been named for "a place in Ireland," probably the village of Oola. Wood Grove post office est. there in 1830; named for plantation home of Capt. Thomas Cowan, which still stands. Named changed to Mount Ulla in 1842 and to Rowan for a few months in 1900. Alt. 839.
Mount Ulla TownshipW central Rowan County.
Mount Vernoncommunity in NW Rowan County on Fourth Creek. A post office as early as 1819 and as recent as 1882.
Mount Vernoncrossroads community in central Rutherford County between Catheys Creek and Second Broad River.
Mount Vernon Springscommunity in W Chatham County. The springs, a popular resort area in the early and middle nineteenth century, are approx. 1 mi. w; known earlier as Hickory Springs. The present community was inc. as Ore Hill in 1907, but the charter was repealed in 1913. Named for the home of George Washington. Alt. 500. See also Wilcox Iron Works.