Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Groundhog Creek |
rises in N Haywood County and flows SW into Pigeon River. |
| Groundhog Ridge |
NW Cherokee County in the Unicoi Mountains. |
| Groundnut Creek |
rises in NW Lenoir County and flows SE into Moseley Creek. Named for the groundnut, or peanut. Groundnut Swamp appears in local records as early as 1750-60. |
| Grove Creek |
rises in central Duplin County and flows E into Northeast Cape Fear River. Appears on the Collet map, 1770, as Grove Swamp. |
| Grove Hill |
community in S Warren County E of Buffalo Creek and S of Reedy Creek. Settled prior to 1800; post office est. 1828 but discontinued in 1954. In 1840 the post office name was temporarily changed to Owens Store. See also Fontena. |
| Grove Swamp |
See Grove Creek. |
| Grove Township |
E Harnett County. Named for Congressman William Barry Grove (1764-1818) of Fayetteville. |
| Grovemont |
community in SE Buncombe County N of Swannanoa. |
| Grover |
town in S Cleveland County. Inc. 1885. Alt. 877. Named for Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), president of the United States, 1885-89 and 1893-97. Produces textiles. |
| Grovestone |
community in SE Buncombe County between Swannanoa and Black Mountain. |