North Carolina Gazetteer browse
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Iredell | community in SW Brunswick County. |
| Iredell County | was formed in 1788 from Rowan County. Located in the central section of the state, it is bounded by Rowan, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Lincoln, Catawba, Alexander, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Davie Counties. It was named for James Iredell (1751-99), attorney general of North Carolina during the Revolution and delegate from Edenton to the Convention of 1788, where he advocated adoption of the Federal Constitution. Area: 594 sq. mi. County seat: Statesville, with an elevation of 925 ft. Townships are Bethany, Chambersburg, Coddle Creek, Concord, Cool Spring, Davidson, Eagle Mills, Fallstown, New Hope, Olin, Sharpesburg, Shiloh, Statesville, Turnersburg, and Union Grove. Produces wheat, oats, corn, poultry, livestock, hogs, canned milk, textiles, apparel, hay, ceramics, glass products, fabricated metal, lumber, and machinery. See also York County. |
| Iredell House | See James Iredell House. |
| Iredell Station | See Loray. |
| Irena | community in central Clay County on Tusquitee Creek. |
| Irene | community in SE Mecklenburg served by post office, 1871-80. |
| Irish Buffalo Creek | rises in SW Rowan County and flows S into Cabarrus County, where it enters Coldwater Creek. Called Buffalo Creek on the Collet map, 1770, but Irish Buffalo Creek on the Price map, 1808. Named for Scots-Irish settlers. See also Dutch Buffalo Creek. |
| Irish Creek | rises in W Burke County and flows SE to join Upper Creek in forming Warrior Fork [Catawba River]. |
| Irisquoque | See Clubfoot Creek. |
| Iron Duff | community in central Haywood County on Big Branch. Named for an early settler, Aaron MacDuff. Known as Aaron Duff until 1873, when a post office was est. An error in Washington, D.C., resulted in the use of the name Iron Duff instead of Aaron Duff. |