Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Cullowhee |
community in W central Jackson County on Tuckasegee River. Originally named Kullaughee Valley, an Indian word meaning "place of the lilies." Name changed to Painter, for the first postmaster, when a post office was est. there in 1883 (closed 1908). Renamed Cullowhee about 1900. Home of Western Carolina University, founded in 1889. Alt. 2,066. |
| Cullowhee Creek |
rises in W Jackson County and flows N into Tuckasegee River. |
| Cullowhee Gap |
on the Jackson-Macon county line. |
| Cullowhee Mountain |
W Jackson County, extends N from Hunter Jim Creek to Webster Creek. Alt. 4,411. |
| Cullowhee Township |
W central Jackson County. |
| Cumberland |
town in W Cumberland County. Settled 1850. Known as Beaver Creek for the stream on which it is located until 1889, when it was inc. Long inactive in municipal affairs. Alt. 125. |
| Cumberland County |
was formed in 1754 from Bladen County. Located in the SE section of the state, it is bounded by Sampson, Bladen, Robeson, Hoke, Harnett, and Moore Counties. It was named for William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65), second son of George II, who was commander of English troops at the Battle of Culloden in 1746 in which Scottish Highlanders were defeated. His extreme severity earned him the nickname of "The Butcher." It is ironic that the county named for him should have been settled by Scottish Highlanders. Area: 662 sq. mi. County seat: Fayetteville, with an elevation of 107 ft. Townships are Beaver Dam, Black River, Carvers Creek, Cedar Creek, Cross Creek, Eastover, Grays Creek, Manchester, Pearces Mill, Rockfish, and Seventy-First. Produces tobacco, corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, cotton, poultry, bakery products, textiles, dairy products, machinery, and lumber. See also Fayette County; Choffington. |
| Cumberland Gap |
central Cherokee County near the junction of Rose and Dockery Creeks. |
| Cumberland Knob |
NW Surry County. Alt. 2,885. Construction on the Blue Ridge Parkway began there September 11, 1935. Cumberland Knob Recreation Area with picnic grounds and hiking trails is there. Said to have been named by Dr. Thomas Walker, a Virginia explorer, for his patron, the Duke of Cumberland, in the 1750s. |
| Cummins Creek |
rises in NE Onslow County and flows SE into Grants Creek. |