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Place Description
Ivory Crossroads

community in E Franklin County.

Ivory Ridge

W Watauga County, extends NE from Hockiday Ridge S of Rush Branch.

Ivory Swamp

rises in N Wayne County and flows NE into Wilson County, where it enters Contentnea Creek.

Ivy

community in E Madison County on Little Ivy Creek. Alt. 2,150. A post office existed there from 1833. Named by early settlers because of the abundance of laurel, which they called ivy.

Ivy Creek

rises in N Northampton County and flows NE into Jordans Mill Pond on Cypress Creek.

Ivy Gap

on the Buncombe-Yancey county line NW of Cane River Gap.

Ivy Hill Township

W central Haywood County.

Ivy Knob

NE Buncombe County between Little Will Branch and North Fork Ivy Creek.

Ivy Ridge

NW Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a short spur extending E from Big Grill Ridge.

Ivy River

is formed on the Buncombe-Madison county line by the junction of Ivy Creek and Little Ivy Creek. It flows W through S Madison County into French Broad River, crossing back briefly into Buncombe County at three points.