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Townsvilletown in N Vance County between Little Island Creek and SE prong of Kerr Lake. Alt. 421. James Lyne operated a store there about 1780, and the surrounding community was named Lynesville, the name by which it appears on the MacRae map, 1833. Inc. in 1857 and named for Edmund Towne, who donated land for a railway station. Served by post office since 1855.
Townsville LakeSee Kerr Lake.
Townsville TownshipN Vance County.
ToxawaySee Lake Toxaway; Rosman.
Toxaway Creekrises in S Transylvania County and flows SW into Toxaway River.
Toxaway FallsSW Transylvania County on Tox-away River S of community of Lake Toxaway. The falls, which cascade 123 ft., are crossed by a highway bridge.
Toxaway Mountainon the Jackson-Transylvania county line N of Horsepasture River.
Toxaway Riverrises in SW Transylvania County and flows N for a short distance then SE and SW into South Carolina, where it joins Whitewater River in forming Keowee River. The name is derived from the Cherokee word Tor-tzoo-whah (redbird).
TracadiaSee Baltimore.
Trace Branchrises in N Jones County and flows S into Beaver Creek.