Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Clay Fork |
community in SE Cumberland County served by post office, 1875-1906. |
| Clay Knob |
See Nigger Head. |
| Claybrook |
community in NW Rockingham County served by post office, 1890-95. |
| Claypole Branch |
rises in S Transylvania County and flows NE into Middle Fork French Broad River. |
| Clayroot |
community in SE Pitt County. |
| Clayroot Swamp |
rises in SE Pitt County and flows SW and SE into Swift Creek. For a part of its course, it forms the boundary between Craven and Pitt Counties. |
| Clayton |
town in NW Johnston County. Inc. 1869. Known previously as Stallings Station. Named for a local school, Clayton Academy, or for Senator John M. Clayton (1796-1856) of Delaware, coauthor of the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty of 1850 with Great Britain. Alt. 345. Produces textiles and apparel. |
| Clayton Bay |
swamp NW Brunswick County. A part of Green Swamp. |
| Clayton Branch |
rises in SE Cherokee County and flows NW into Little Brasstown Creek. |
| Clayton Creek |
rises in S Buncombe County and flows NE into French Broad River. |