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Hicks Crossroadscommunity in NW Vance County N of Flat Creek.
Hicks Grovecommunity in S Rutherford County S of Broad River.
Hicks Pondin N Warren County on Mill Creek.
Hickstownformer town in central Durham County. Inc. 1887 on property of W. H. and Ella Hicks; charter repealed 1889. Site is now within the corporate limits of Durham.
Hicksvillecommunity in S Rutherford County served by post office, 1845-1905.
Hico RiverSee Hyco River.
Hicootomony RiverSee Hyco River.
Hiddenitecommunity in E central Alexander County. Named for William Earl Hidden (1853-1918), mineralogist of New York who prospected in the area about 1880. Mines nearby produced the gem hiddenite, found only in North Carolina. Inc. 1913; charter repealed 1919. Known as White Plains prior to the arrival of Hidden and so appears on a map of 1871. Alt. 1,140. Produces poultry.
Hide Ponda muck-filled slough in SE Duplin County.
Hidetowncommunity in E Graham County on Stecoah Creek.