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Thaxtoncommunity in NW Ashe County. Alt. approx. 3,700.
Thelmacommunity in NW Halifax County near Roanoke River and S of the site of the old town of Gaston, which see. The town of South Gaston, which see, was chartered in 1895, but the charter was repealed in 1907. Alt. 224.
Theoff Pointprojection from S Bodie Island into Roanoke Sound, E Dare County approx. ½ mi. N of Cedar Island.
Thermal Belt(also called Isothermal Belt), verdant zone largely in Polk and Rutherford Counties—though to a lesser extent also in Caldwell, Mitchell, and other mountain counties—in which on certain cool nights, the temperature may be 20° or more higher on the slope of a mountain than at the base. In these areas, fruit growing is a successful undertaking, and at Tryon (Polk County) the thermal belt has contributed to resort prosperity. The thermal belt was first described by Silas McDowell in 1858.
Thermal Citycommunity in N Rutherford County on Second Broad River. A post office est. there in 1888 was named Pescud; name changed to Thermal City for the Thermal Belt, which see, in 1891. Post office discontinued 1926.
Thermo KnobW Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Balsam Mountain near lat. 35°41'39" N., long. 83°13'34" W. Alt. 6,120. Formerly known as Thermometer Knob.
Thetacommunity in NE Madison County served by post office, 1886-1900.
Thicket Branchrises in NE Swain County and flows SW into Right Fork [Raven Fork].
Thickety Creekrises in E Haywood County and flows S into Pigeon River.
Thickety Creekrises in S Montgomery County and flows SW into Little River.