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Place	Description
Stokes	town in N Pitt County. Settled about 1880. Inc. 1903. Named for William G. Stokes, local landowner. Alt. 56.
Stokes County	was formed in 1789 from Surry County. Located in the N central section of the state, it is bounded by the state of Virginia and by Rockingham, Forsyth, and Surry Counties. It was named for Capt. John Stokes (1756-90), Revolutionary War officer and member of the House of Commons and the Convention of 1789. Area: 458 sq. mi. County seat: Danbury, with an elevation of 825 ft. Townships are Beaver Island, Big Creek, Danbury, Meadows, Peters Creek, Quaker Gap, Sauratown, Snow Creek, and Yadkin. Produces tobacco, corn, wheat, hay, oats, poultry, eggs, dairy products, hogs, livestock, motor vehicle parts, brick, crushed stone. copper products, lumber, apples, and printed materials.
Stokes Mill Run	rises in E Sampson County and flows E into Duplin County, where it enters Stewart Creek.
Stokesbury	See Walnut Cove.
Stokesdale	town in NW Guilford County. Alt. 950. Inc. 1907. Known until 1887 as Pond; renamed probably for Governor Montford Stokes (1762-1842). Post office est. 1879.
Stone Creek	rises in SW Henderson County and flows SE into Rock Creek.
Stone Creek	rises in SW Johnston County and flows E into Mill Creek.
Stone Mountain	on the Alleghany-Wilkes county line. Alt. 3,879.
Stone Mountain	SE Buncombe County N of Jarvis Mountain. Alt. 3,700.
Stone Mountain	at the head of Jim Creek in SW Henderson County. Alt. 3,647.