Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Hanes |
or former community in S Forsyth County. Named for Hanes family, which est. a mill village there. Now within the corporate limits of Winston-Salem. Alt. 887. |
| Haney Creek |
rises in S Yancey County and flows E into Elk Fork. |
| Hanging Bluff |
See Hanging Rock State Park. |
| Hanging Dog |
community in NW Cherokee County. |
| Hanging Dog Creek |
rises in N Cherokee County on Hanging Dog Mountain and flows SW into Hiwassee River. It was named because an Indian's hunting dog became hung in a mass of jammed logs and vines in the flooded creek. |
| Hanging Dog Gap |
N Cherokee County in the N end of Hanging Dog Mountain. |
| Hanging Dog Mountain |
extends from central Cherokee County NE into the Snowbird Mountains in SW Graham County. Named peaks include Buzzard Roost, High Peak, and Rocky Knob. |
| Hanging Rock |
on the Avery-Watauga county line at the SW end of Hanging Rock Ridge. Alt. 5,237. Known by the Cherokee Indians as Yonah-wayah (bear's paw). |
| Hanging Rock Branch |
rises in E Mitchell County and flows SW into Beaver Creek. |
| Hanging Rock Ridge |
extends NE from Hanging Rock on the Avery-Watauga county line between Dutch Creek and Watauga River to Townsend Gap in S Watauga County. |