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Saunderscommunity in W Cabarrus County served by post office, 1891-1902. Named for North Carolina secretary of state William L. Saunders (1835-91).
Saunders Bayin Currituck Sound off the W shore of Currituck Banks and N of Mossey Islands, SE Currituck County.
Saunders Pointpeninsula extending from NE Pamlico County into Bay River.
Saunders’ Storecommunity in SW Caswell County.
Saunookcommunity in W Haywood County. Alt. 3,206. Said to have been named for a Cherokee Indian who lived in the vicinity.
Saura TownSee Lower Saura Town; Upper Saura Town.
SauratSee Upper Saura Town.
Sauratownformer community in SE Stokes County near the mouth of Town Fork Creek on Dan River. A post office operated there, 1876-87. Earlier post office, named Saura Town, operated 1833-39.
Sauratown Mountaina range extending from W Stokes County into the center of the county. Alt. 2,465. Appears on the Collet map, 1770. Named for the Saura Indians, who lived in the area. The Indians were mentioned by William Byrd, 1728.
Sauratown TownshipSE Stokes County.