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rises in W Henderson County and flows NW into Shaws Creek. Also known locally as Battle Creek.

rises in N Pitt County in Grindle Pocosin and flows S into Tar River.

community in S Pitt County. A post office was est. there in 1882.

S Wake County on Terrible Creek.

community in SW Cherokee County at the mouth of Hothouse Branch.

former county seat in S Onslow County on New River. Est. 1741; destroyed by a hurricane in September 1752 and abandoned. Named for Gabriel Johnston (1699-1752), governor of North Carolina, 1734-52.

was formed in 1746 from Craven County. Located in the E section of the state, it is bounded by Wilson, Wayne, Sampson, Cumberland, Harnett, Wake, and Nash Counties. It was named for Gabriel Johnston (1699-1752), governor of North Carolina, 1734-52. Area: 795 sq. mi. County seat: Smithfield, with an elevation of 155 ft. Townships are Banner, Bentonville, Beulah, Boon Hill, Clayton, Cleveland, Elevation, Ingrams, Meadow, Micro, O'Neals, Pine Level, Pleasant Grove, Selma, Smithfield, Wilders, and Wilson's Mills. Produces tobacco, corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, cotton, poultry, hogs, livestock, dairy products, sweet potatoes, turkeys, lumber, watermelons, furniture, chemicals, cottonseed oil, pharmaceuticals, wood products, heavy equipment, and crushed stone.

See Smithfield.

rises in S Johnston County and flows NE into Stone Creek.

former town est. 1788 in NE Randolph County as the county seat. Named for Governor Samuel Johnston (1733-1816), who was chief executive at the time. The town declined after 1796, when Asheboro was est. as the county seat in a more central location. The community of Brown's Crossroads is now at the site.