Gazetteer
Place | Description |
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Knightdale |
town in E Wake County on the head of Poplar Creek. Chartered in 1927 and named for its founder, H. H. Knight. Alt. 318. |
Knights Crossroads |
community in W Halifax County. |
Knob Creek |
rises in N Cleveland County and flows SW into First Broad River. |
Knob Creek Township |
former township in NE Cleveland County, now township no. 10. |
Knobbs Creek |
rises in E central Pasquotank County and flows SE into Pasquotank River at the N limits of Elizabeth City. |
Knobcreek |
community in N Cleveland County on Knob Creek. |
Knobs Township |
NW Yadkin County. |
Knoll |
community in SE Macon County served by post office, 1886-1905. |
Knotts Island |
a peninsula in N Currituck County approx. 5 by 3½ mi.; extends into North Carolina from Princess Anne County, Va. Knotts Island Channel on the E connects Currituck Sound with Back Bay (in Virginia); North Landing River on the W rises in Virginia and flows past Knott Island into Currituck Sound. Appears as Knot Isle on the Comberford map, 1657. Probably named for James Knott or a member of his family. Knott held land in S Virginia as early as 1642. See also Mackay Island. |
Knotts Island Channel |
a waterway between Knotts Island and Currituck Banks, NE Currituck County. The channel connects Currituck Sound in North Carolina with Back Bay in Virginia. |