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Newkirk Mill Pondon Ben's Creek in W Duplin County. Built by slave labor.
Newlandtown and county seat, central Avery County on Linville and North Toe Rivers. Site selected by commissioners for county seat. Inc. 1913. Named for William Calhoun Newland (1860-1938), lieutenant governor, 1909-13. Site had been early muster ground in campaign against Indians and before the Battle of Kings Mountain; called Old Fields of Toe, for Toe River. Alt. 3,589. Produces textiles.
Newland Drainage Canalin Newland Township in NW Pasquotank County, drains E into Pasquotank River.
Newland Townshipn Pasquotank County.
Newlifecommunity in N Wilkes County near North Prong Roaring River. The former community of Ink is now a part of Newlife.
Newlin Townshipformer township in S central Alamance County, now township no. 8.
Newmancommunity in NW Warren County. A post office was located there, 1892-1906.
Newmarkettown authorized in 1801 to be est. in Orange County at or near Woody's Ferry on Haw River. It was a project of the Deep and Haw River Company designed to improve river navigation, but apparently the town was never laid out.
Newporttown in W Carteret County on Newport River. Inc. 1866. Alt. 20 ft. First known as Bells Corners, but Quakers from Rhode Island settled there and changed the name to Newport for the city in their native state.
Newportchartered 1789 to be county seat of Tyrrell County. On SW side of Scuppernong River at Back Landing. The town was never built.