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Nixon's TownSee Nixonton.
Nixons Mill Creekflows SE from Old Topsail Creek into Topsail Sound, S Pender County.
Nixontontown in W Pasquotank County on Little River. The site was originally known as Windmill Point. Laid out in 1746, settled then or soon afterward, and est. 1758 as Nixon's Town. Named for Zachariah Nixon, an early settler. Appears on the Collet map, 1770; served as county seat, 1785-1800. Inc. 1818; reincorporated 1951, but not now active in municipal affairs.
Nixonton TownshipS Pasquotank County.
No Ache Bayon the W shore of Hatteras Island in the waters of Pamlico Sound, S Dare County S of the community of Salvo.
No Ache Islanda small island in No Ache Bay on the W shore of Hatteras Island in the waters of Pamlico Sound, S Dare County.
No Business Creekrises in NW Cleveland County and flows SW into First Broad River.
No Business MountainNW Cleveland County near the headwaters of Cox Creek. Said to be too rough to be surveyed. Local residents claim they have "no business" on it. Alt. 1,760.
No Creekrises in S Davie County and flows S 4 mi. into Dutchmans Creek. It is said that an early settler bought land there, and the deed called for a creek. He complained that he found no creek on his land, but later, when he discovered one, it came to be called No Creek.
No Greaseriverside site in E central Hertford County on Chowan River approx. ¼ mi. N of Winton. A fishery there in the nineteenth century departed from custom when it kept no grease on hand, which meant that customers could not cook fish at the site.