Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Candon |
community in W Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1833-75. Also operated as Clear Creek post office. |
| Candor |
town in E Montgomery County. Alt. 729. Inc. 1891. Named by three local merchants who envisioned a "town of frankness and sincerity." Post office est. as Cabin Creek in 1873; name changed in 1885. Also once called Lamond's Old Field. |
| Candy Creek |
rises in NE Guilford County and flows N into Rockingham County, where it enters Haw River. Known as Kenady's Branch and as Kanady Creek prior to 1800, named for an early settler. |
| Cane |
community in S Alamance County. |
| Cane Bottom |
community in N Yancey County on Nolichucky River. |
| Cane Brake Creek |
rises in S Rutherford County and flows S into Broad River. |
| Cane Branch |
rises in Angola Bay, N Pender County, and flows SE into Holly Shelter Creek. |
| Cane Creek |
See Crane Creek. |
| Cane Creek Gap |
SE Buncombe County near the headwaters of Cane Creek. |
| Cane Creek Mountains |
S Alamance County. Among the named peaks are Huronian Mountain and Stafford Hill. Alt. approx. 1,033. |