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Hawkins Islandin the E end of Brown's Sound, S Onslow County.
Hawkins KnobE Jackson County near Caney Fork between Chastine Creek and Mull Creek.
Hawkins Mill Creekrises in N Stokes County and flows SW into Snow Creek.
Hawkins Sloughchannel among the tidalmarsh islands in White Oak River W of Swansboro, E Onslow County. Named for Bazel Hawkins. Also known as Ward's Creek.
Hawksbill MountainNW Burke County near the SE end of Jonas Ridge. Alt. 4,020. Known by the Cherokee Indians as Nokassa
Hawksidecommunity in N Onslow County.
Hawley's Storecommunity in Sampson County served by post office, 1848-1907.
Hawnstown chartered in 1749 to be laid out on 36 acres in Northampton County at the plantation of Samuel Jordan on the N side of Roanoke River. "Lots of half an acre each with convenient streets and squares" were authorized but apparently never laid off. The name came from the title of one of the Lords Proprietors, Baron Carteret of Hawnes and Earl Granville. See also Granville District.
Hawracommunity in SW Wilson County near the head of Lee Swamp. Post office, 1898-1903.
Haws Runrises in W Onslow County and flows E into Southwest Creek.