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Place Description
Goose Bay

off the SE end of the largest island in the Hog Island group, NE Carteret County.

Goose Bay Point

at the S tip of the largest island in the Hog Island group, NE Carteret County.

Goose Branch

rises in E Nash County and flows SE into Tar River.

Goose Creek

rises in E Mecklenburg County and flows SE into Union County, where it turns NE to enter Rocky River.

Goose Creek Island

the NE neck of Pamlico County cut off from the mainland by the Intracoastal Waterway. Near the end of the nineteenth century, Goose Creek Island post office served the area. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission maintains the Goose Creek Wildlife Management Area of 5,865 acres W of the Intracoastal Waterway in Beaufort and Pamlico Counties. See also Greens Land.

Goose Creek State Park

Beaufort County. Opened to the public, September 1974. The park covers 1,327 acres and fronts Pamlico River. Features six hiking trails.

Goose Creek Township

N Union County.

Goose Island

in Core Sound near Core Banks in E Carteret County.

Goose Neck Creek

rises in N Granville County and flows E into Kerr Lake. Name derived from irregular course of creek. Also known as Johnson Creek.

Goose Nest

See Oak City.