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Groometowncommunity in S Guilford County. Named for local family.
Gross Mineformer gold mine in S Yadkin County on Harmon Creek.
Grottocommunity in N Moore County served by post office, 1893-1905.
Groundhog Branchrises in S Watauga County and flows SE into Yadkin Creek.
Groundhog Creekrises in N Haywood County and flows SW into Pigeon River.
Groundhog RidgeNW Cherokee County in the Unicoi Mountains.
Groundnut Creekrises in NW Lenoir County and flows SE into Moseley Creek. Named for the groundnut, or peanut. Groundnut Swamp appears in local records as early as 1750-60.
Grove Creekrises in central Duplin County and flows E into Northeast Cape Fear River. Appears on the Collet map, 1770, as Grove Swamp.
Grove Hillcommunity in S Warren County E of Buffalo Creek and S of Reedy Creek. Settled prior to 1800; post office est. 1828 but discontinued in 1954. In 1840 the post office name was temporarily changed to Owens Store. See also Fontena.
Grove SwampSee Grove Creek.