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Rocky Topon the Cherokee County, N.C.-Monroe County, Tenn., line.
Rocky Topon the Swain County, N.C.-Blount County, Tenn., line in Great Smoky Mountains National Park between Mount Squires and Thunderhead Mountain.
Rockyface Mountainon the Jackson-Transylvania county line between Bald Rock and Bald Knob. Part of Tennessee Ridge. Alt. approx. 4,700.
Rockyface MountainS Macon County between Lee Creek and Jones Creek. Alt. approx. 4,500.
Rockyhockcommunity in central Chowan County. Alt. 28. For a possible origin of the name, see Rockyhock Creek.
Rockyhock Creekrises in central Chowan County and flows SW into Chowan River. Appears as Rakahak on the Ogilby map, 1671, and as Rockyhock on the Moseley map, 1733. Name may be derived from an Indian village, Ricahokene, on the E side of Perquimans River at Albemarle Sound. It may have meant "where combs [rakes?] are made."
Rockyknob MountainW Yancey County between Dryspring Branch and Slickrock Mountain.
Rocquis CreekSee Roquist Creek.
Rodcommunity in E Iredell County served by post office, 1899-1905.
Rodanthecommunity in E Dare County on Hatteras Island. Formerly known as North Rodanthe. A post office there operated as Chicamacomico until 1874, when it took present name.