Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Ellenburwell |
See Ellenboro. |
| Ellendale |
community in W Alexander County. Formerly known as Ellendale Chalybeate Springs, a summer resort. Named for Ellen Reid, daughter of the owner of the spring. |
| Ellendale Township |
W Alexander County. |
| Eller |
community in N Davidson County. Alt. 902. Named for one Eller, who settled in the vicinity about 1753. Also known locally as Midway because of its position between Lexington and Winston-Salem. |
| Eller Branch |
rises in N Buncombe County and flows NW into Madison County, where it enters Ivy River. |
| Eller Cove |
N Buncombe County between McDairies Ridge and Greenfield Ridge. |
| Ellerbe |
town in N central Richmond County. Scottish settlers in the eighteenth century had a fair at the site each May and November, and it came to be known as The Fair Grounds. After W. T. Ellerbe developed a popular watering place at nearby Ellerbe Springs, the present name began to be applied. Inc. 1911. Produced hosiery. |
| Ellerbee Creek |
rises in W Durham County about 2 mi. W of Durham and flows E and NE about 11 mi. into Neuse River. Known earlier as Alliby Creek and Elliby Creek. |
| Elliby Creek |
See Ellerbee Creek. |
| Ellicott Mountain |
S Jackson County near the head of East Fork Chattooga River. Alt. 3,800. Named for Andrew Ellicott (1745-1820), who surveyed the North Carolina-Georgia state line in 1813. |