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Eufolacommunity in W Iredell County on Southern Railway. Alt. 788. Prior to 1903 known as Deep Cut; the railroad station was Plotts. May have been named for the Eufaula or Yufala Indian tribe in Georgia.
Eupeptic Springscommunity and former resort (1860s-1870s), NW Iredell County. Known as Powder Springs prior to development as a resort by Dr. John Ford, who renamed it Eupeptic (good digestion).
Euphroniacommunity in N Moore County served by post office, 1877-1905.
Euretown in W Gates County. Alt. 22. Inc. 1915, but no longer active in municipal affairs.
Eurekacommunity in central Moore County. Originally centered about Eureka Farm Life School, est. about 1915. In 1920 James Rogers McConnell Hospital was built there; later moved to Pinehurst and now known as Moore Memorial Hospital. McConnell died in World War I, serving in the Lafayette Escadrille.
Eurekatown in NE Wayne County near the head of Watery Branch. Inc. 1879 as Saul's Cross Roads; name changed 1901.
Eurins Creekrises in E central Stokes County and flows SE into Rockingham County, where it enters Dan River. Perhaps a variant of the older forms Hewins, Hewings, and Hughens.
Eury Lakecentral Montgomery County on Little River, approx. 8 mi. S of Troy. Constructed about 1914 by S. J. and W. G. Smitherman and J. C. Hurley to provide electric power. Covers 80 acres, with a shoreline of approx. 3 mi. Later owned by Carolina Power and Light Company but sold in 1962 to the Montgomery County Hunt Club, Inc. Known as Hurley Lake until 1916, when the present name came into use.
EutoSee New Salem.
Evacommunity in SW Perquimans County served by post office, 1887-1905.