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Place	Description
Moody Stamp	NE Cherokee County in the Snowbird Mountains.
Moody Top	W Haywood County between Fie Top and Hemphill Creek. Alt. 5,320.
Moodys Mill Creek	rises in SW Watauga County and flows NE into Spice Bottom Creek.
Moon Creek	rises in W Caswell County and flows NE into Dan River.
Mooney Branch	rises in S Macon County and flows SE into Hemp Patch Branch.
Mooney Gap	at the head of Mooney Branch in S Macon County.
Moore	community in W Orange County served by post office, 1897-1905.
Moore Branch	rises in E Swain County and flows NE into Connelly Creek.
Moore Branch	rises in S Watauga County and flows NW into Middle Fork [South Fork New River].
Moore County	was formed in 1784 from Cumberland County. Located in the S central section of the state, it is bounded by Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Scotland, Richmond, Montgomery, Randolph, Chatham, and Lee Counties. It was named for Capt. Alfred Moore (1755-1810) of Brunswick County, a Revolutionary War soldier and a judge on the U.S. Supreme Court. Area: 760 sq. mi. County seat: Carthage, with an elevation of 575 ft. Townships are Carthage, Bensalem, Sheffields, Ritters, Deep River, Greenwood, McNeills, Sandhills, Mineral Springs, Little River. Produces corn, wheat, hay, oats, poultry, eggs, livestock, hogs, carpets, hosiery, textiles, canned foods, furniture, pyrophyllite, sand, clay, and gravel.