Hampton Lake | in S Jackson County on Fowler Creek at High Hampton Estate about 1 mi. E of town of Cashiers. Named for Wade Hampton, South Carolina governor and Confederate general, founder of the estate. Was formed in 1918 and today covers 24 acres, with a max. depth of 25 ft. Used for recreation. |
Hampton Lodge | community on N end of Church Island in central Currituck County. |
Hampton Township | NW Davidson County. |
Hamptonville | town in S Yadkin County near South Deep Creek. Settled about 1738; chartered 1818, but long inactive in municipal affairs. Named for Hampton family, early settlers who came from England. |
Hamrick | community in SE Yancey County on South Toe River. |
Hams Crossroads | community in E Pitt County. |
Hancock Bay | E Carteret County between Tusk Creek and Middens Creek. |
Hancock Creek | rises in S Craven County and flows N into Neuse River. Now within the limits of Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station. Appears as Handcocks Creek on the Moseley map, 1733. See also Hancock Town. |
Hancock Point | W Carteret County, extends into White Oak River. |
Hancock Town | appears on Moseley map, 1733, as Handcocks Town in present Craven County. It was the Tuscarora Indian village of King Hancock, who participated in the 1710 attack on New Bern. |