Hawk Mountain | W Transylvania County on Toxaway River. |
Hawk Ridge | N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a short spur extending W from Welch Ridge between Huggins Branch and Elbow Branch. |
Hawkbill Creek | rises in NE Buncombe County and flows NE into Mineral Creek. |
Hawkbill Gap | NE Buncombe County between Hawkbill Rock and Snowball Mountain. |
Hawkbill Rock | prominent rock mass in NE Buncombe County near lat. 35°42'30" N., long. 82°24'45" W., in Pisgah National Forest. When viewed from the valley below, the rock has the appearance of a hawk's bill. |
Hawkins Bay | off the N end of Huggins Island in the mouth of White Oak River, SE Onslow County. Named for Bazel Hawkins. |
Hawkins Branch | rises in S Pender County and flows SW into Northeast Cape Fear River. |
Hawkins Branch | rises in E Transylvania County and flows SE into Little River. |
Hawkins Branch | rises in N Washington County and drains W into Chappel Swamp. |
Hawkins County | now in Tennessee, was created in 1787 and named in honor of Benjamin Hawkins (1754-1816). Rogersville became the county seat. The county was a part of the territory ceded by North Carolina in 1789 to the federal government. |