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Place	Description
Sardis	community in S Mecklenburg County. Sardis Presbyterian Church was organized there in 1790.
Sardis	See Hudson.
Sarecta	area in central Duplin County on Northeast Cape Fear River. Settled about 1736 under the direction of Henry McCulloch of London. Est. 1787 as Sarecto; long inactive in municipal affairs. Alt. 67. Named for Soracte Mountain in Italy, near Rome, on which a temple to Apollo stood in ancient times. Often referred to as Soracte in colonial records. Served by post office, 1830-1903.
Sarem	community in W central Gates County; named for the ancient name for Salisbury, England. Alt. 34. A school for Indians was in operation there in 1712, and it was a preaching station for Rev. Clement Hall of Edenton in the 1750s.
Sarem Creek	rises in S Gates County and flows SE into Chowan River. Appears on the Collet map, 1770, where the modern Cole Creek is shown with the same name.
Sarvis Gap	NE Mitchell County between Wiles Creek and Lyddies Creek.
Sarvis Ridge	NE Mitchell County between Wiles Creek and Lyddies Creek.
Sasnett Mill Branch	rises in central Edgecombe County and flows SW into Cokey Swamp.
Sassafras Branch	rises in central Cherokee County and flows SE into Colvard Creek.
Sassafras Branch	rises in SE Clay County and flows SE into Tallulah River.