Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Holtsburg |
community in SW Davidson County served by post office, 1856-66. |
| Holy Swamp |
rises in central Robeson County and flows SE into Big Raft Swamp. |
| Homestead |
community in NW Mecklenburg County. |
| Homing Creek |
rises in E Wake County and flows SE into Little River. |
| Hominy |
community in SW Buncombe County. Alt. 2,097. |
| Hominy Creek |
rises in E Haywood County and flows generally E into central Buncombe County, where it enters French Broad River. Said to have been visited by a South Carolina hunting party before the Revolution and given the name because they ate hominy for supper the first night. |
| Hominy Gap |
E Haywood County. Alt. 2,678. Highway between Canton and Asheville passes through the gap. |
| Hominy Heights |
former community in central Wilson County just W of and named for Hominy Swamp, now within the limits of the city of Wilson. Known earlier as White's Store. Capt. William White operated a store there as early as 1812. |
| Hominy Swamp |
rises in W central Wilson County and flows SE into Contentnea Creek. Appears in local records as early as 1764. Said to have been named for a hominy mill operated on its waters by that date. |
| Honey |
community in E Union County served by post office, 1892-1903. |