Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Cheney Bay |
S Carteret County, lying between Turner Creek and North River Thorofare. |
| Cheoah |
community in E central Graham County on Sweetwater Creek. Alt. 2,300. Named for the Indian word tsiyahi or cheeohwa, meaning "otter." |
| Cheoah Bald |
on the Graham-Swain county line between Bellcollar Gap and Sassafras Gap. Alt. 5,062. |
| Cheoah Branch |
rises in NW Swain County and flows SW into Fontana Lake. |
| Cheoah Mountains |
extend across central Graham County E in an arc from the headwaters of Gladdens Creek to the headwaters of Sawyer Creek. |
| Cheoah River |
is formed in central Graham County by the junction of Sweetwater and Tulula Creeks. It flows NW into Little Tennessee River at Cheoah Dam. Santeetlah Lake is on Cheoah River. |
| Cheoah Township |
S Graham County. See also Qualla Boundary. |
| Cheoah Valley |
See Robbinsville. |
| Chepanuu |
two Indian villages of the Weapemeoc tribe shown on the De Bry map, 1590, in what is now SW Pasquotank County on the Little River estuary. |
| Cheraw |
community in central Caldwell County, named for the Cheraw (or Saura) Indians that formerly roamed the area. |