Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Holly Neck |
See Beasley. |
| Holly Point |
peninsula extending from W Goose Creek Island, NE Pamlico County, into Goose Creek at the mouth of Dixon Creek. |
| Holly Ridge |
a raised strip of ground in Dismal Swamp, SE Gates County. |
| Holly Shelter Bay |
a pocosin in E Pender County bounded on the NE by Shaken Creek, on the W by Northeast Cape Fear River, and on the S by Trumpeter Swamp. It is about 10 mi. long and 7 mi. wide. Appears as Holly Schelter Precoson on the Collet map, 1770 (although mistakenly applied to Angola Bay), and on the Price map, 1808. Holly Shelter Wildlife Management Area, 48,470 acres, is operated by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission; bear and deer abound. |
| Holly Shelter Creek |
receives the waters of Angola, Shaken, and Moores Creeks; Cane Branch; and other streams in NE Pender County and flows W approx. 30 mi. into Northeast Cape Fear River. Called Shelter River in a 1913 report by the U.S. Chief of Engineers. Appears as Holly Schelter Creek on the Collet map, 1770. |
| Holly Springs |
community in E Carteret County on Newport River. |
| Holly Springs Township |
SW Wake County. |
| Holly Township |
NE Pender County. |
| Hollybush |
community in W Cleveland County served by post office, 1875-1905. Also spelled Holly Bush. |
| Hollyville |
town in NE Pamlico County adjoining Vandemere. Inc. 1907, but long inactive in municipal affairs. Named for local holly trees. Known more recently as Cash Corner. See also Cash Corner No. 2. |