Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Hamburg Mountain |
N Buncombe County E of Weaverville. Alt. 2,910. Traditionally the site of neutral hunting grounds used by Cherokee and Catawba Indians. |
| Hamburg Township |
SW Jackson County. |
| Hamby Branch |
rises in E central Cabarrus County and flows S into Rocky River. |
| Hamby Mountain |
W Wilkes County between Smithies Creek and North Prong Lewis Fork Creek. Probably named for William Hamby, an eighteenth-century settler on North Prong Lewis Fork Creek. |
| Hambys Creek |
rises in E Davidson County and flows SW and NW into Rich Fork Creek. |
| Hamer |
community in N central Caswell County. A post office operated there, 1882-1904. |
| Hamer Creek |
rises in SW Montgomery County and flows SE into Richmond County, where it enters Little River. |
| Hamilton |
town in N Martin County on Roanoke River. Known as Milton prior to 1804, when the name was changed to Hamilton and the town inc. Probably named for Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804). Also in 1804 the polling place at nearby Hogtown, which see, was combined with that at Hamilton. Produces textiles. |
| Hamilton Creek |
See Washington Creek. |
| Hamilton Hollow |
valley in NW Swain County between Fox Gap and Twentymile Creek. |