Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Deerlick Knob |
in E Macon County between Corbin Creek and the head of Laurel Creek. |
| Deerlick Ridge |
E Haywood County between Rice Cove Creek and Rough Creek. |
| Deerplay Gap |
on the Avery-Mitchell county line. |
| Deerstand Creek |
rises in NW McDowell County on the S slope of Woods Mountain and flows S into Slim Creek. |
| Deets |
community in W Jackson County served by post office, 1900-1913. |
| Defeat Branch |
rises in N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and flows SW to join Roaring Creek in forming Bone Valley Creek. Named after an early hunter there had his shoes burned in the campfire while he slept during a snowstorm. |
| Defeat Knob |
on the Cherokee-Clay county line in the Valley River Mountains. |
| Dehart |
community in N Wilkes County near North Prong Roaring River. |
| Del Mar Beach |
SE Pender County on the Atlantic Ocean side of Topsail Island. |
| Delco |
town in NE Columbus County. The site was first known as Brinkly when it was a stop on the Wilmington, Columbia, and Augusta Rail Road. Inc. 1913 as New Berlin when Hugh MacRae of Wilmington attempted to attract German colonists to work surrounding farmlands. In 1918, during World War I, the name was changed to Pershing in honor of Gen. John J. Pershing. After about six months, for an unknown reason, it became necessary to change the name. Delco was chosen because the Delco Light Plant Company had just installed a lighting system in the local high school. Alt. 50. |