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| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Limekiln Creek | rises in W Gaston County and flows SW into Long Creek. |
| Limekiln Creek | rises in N McDowell County and flows E through Woodlawn into North Fork [Catawba River]. |
| Limestone Creek | rises in S Buncombe County and flows S into Merrill Cove Creek. |
| Limestone Creek | rises in E Duplin County and flows SW into Northeast Cape Fear River. |
| Limestone Township | S central Buncombe County. A post office named Limestone existed in Buncombe County as early as 1828. |
| Limestone Township | SE Duplin County. |
| Linbank | formerly a post office and community in S Vance County approx. 4 mi. S of the town of Henderson. The building used from 1829 until 1839 as a post office is still standing, and the name survives as the name of the local road on which the building stands. |
| Linches Creek | See Lynch Creek. |
| Lincoln County | was formed in 1779, when Tryon County was divided to form Lincoln and Rutherford Counties. Located in the SW section of the state, it is bounded by Mecklenburg, Gaston, Cleveland, Catawba, and Iredell Counties. It was named for Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810), distinguished general of the Revolution. Area: 309 sq. mi. County seat: Lincolnton, with an elevation of 860 ft. Townships are Catawba Springs, Howards Creek, Ironton, Lincolnton, and North Brook. The Schenck-Warlick Mill, the first cotton mill in the South, was built about 1812 approx. 1 mi. W of Lincolnton. Produces corn, wheat, oats, cotton, poultry, dairy products, livestock, hogs, textiles, furniture, auto parts, apples, soybeans, machinery, hosiery, crushed stone, mica, sand, and amethyst. |
| Lincoln Hollow | valley in W Avery County between Teagues Ridge and Powdermill Creek. |