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Judith Islandpeninsula on Bell Island in S Hyde County. See also Abigails Islands.
Judkins TownshipE Warren County.
Judsonformer community in W Swain County on Little Tennessee River. Alt. 1,563. Site now under the waters of Fontana Lake.
Judson LakeS Transylvania County, drains N into Little River. Covers 8 acres and has a max. depth of 20 ft.
Judy Branchrises in NW Swain County and flows S into Lake Cheoah.
Jufordcommunity in SW Duplin County served by post office, 1884-1902. Formerly Rock Fish.
Jugtowncommunity in SW Buncombe County.
Jugtownformer community in SW Catawba County near the Lincoln County line. An area approx. 8 mi. square in which pottery was made from the early nineteenth century. Jacob Weaver, German potter, began the work and used a secret color formula, which he never shared with anyone else. Hilton, Reinhardt, Hartsoe, Johnson, Propst, Ritchie, and Seagle families and others also worked there.
Jugtowncommunity in NW Moore County N of Bear Creek. Est. about 1920 by Jacques Busbee (1870-1947) and Juliana Busbee (1876-1962), artists from Raleigh. Manufactured hand-turned pottery, which has been widely distributed in the United States. Chriscoe, Cole, Craven, Luck, McNeill, Owen, and Teague families and others also worked in the vicinity.
Jugtown Branchrises in SW Buncombe County near Jugtown and flows SE into Pole Creek.