Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Lucas Creek |
rises in SE Bladen County and flows SW into Cape Fear River. |
| Lucia |
community in NE Gaston County. Oak Grove, home of James Johnston, officer in the Revolutionary War and member of the Provincial Congress, the N.C. legislature, and the Convention of 1788, is 2 mi. e. The house, built in 1782, still stands. |
| Lucile |
community in E Wilkes County served by post office, 1887-1905. |
| Luck |
community in SW Madison County on Spring Creek. |
| Lucknow |
See Dunn. |
| Lucks Island |
appears on the Comberford map, 1657, as the present Currituck Banks, E Currituck County. It was mentioned as the N limits of Carolina in the charter granted in 1663 to the 8 Lords Proprietors. See also Currituck Banks; Croatamung. |
| Lucy Branch |
rises in S Lenoir County and flows NE into Spring Branch. |
| Luftee Gap |
N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains on Thomas Ridge, lat. 35°36'30" N., long. 83°26'23" W. Alt. approx. 5,200. |
| Luftee Knob |
on Haywood-Swain county line in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°41'34" N., long. 83°10'30" W., between Balsam Corner and Mount Sterling Ridge. Alt. 6,216. |
| Lukens |
former community in N Carteret County. Abandoned following a severe storm in 1933. Church, houses, and school moved across South River to the communities of South River and Merrimon. Named for the Lukens family. |