Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Denny |
community in W Wilkes County on Elk Creek. Named in the early twentieth century for John A. Denny, a local citizen. |
| Dennys Store |
community in E Person County. |
| Denson Creek |
rises in N Montgomery County and flows SE into Little River. |
| Denton |
town in SE Davidson County. Inc. 1907. Known as Finch's Crossroads prior to 1875. Post office est. 1878 and name changed to Denton at the recommendation of Samuel Moses Peacock, who had been reading about the town of the same name in Texas and who became the first postmaster. |
| Denton Gap |
on the Graham County, N.C.-Monroe County, Tenn., line. |
| Dentons |
community in S Graham County on Little Snowbird Creek. |
| Denver |
town in NE Lincoln County. Inc. 1877. Settled about 1770 and known as Dry Pond for an adjacent swampy area; in 1873 it was renamed by D. Matt Thompson, school principal, for the capital of Colorado, then being considered for admission to the Union. |
| Deppe |
community in NE Onslow County. Named for Nelson R. Deppe of Pennsylvania, who est. a lumber mill at the site. |
| Derby |
community in NE Richmond County. |
| Derham Creek |
See Durham Creek. |