Gazetteer

community in W Rowan County. Said to have been named for "a place in Ireland," probably the village of Oola. Wood Grove post office est. there in 1830; named for plantation home of Capt. Thomas Cowan, which still stands. Named changed to Mount Ulla in 1842 and to Rowan for a few months in 1900. Alt. 839.

W central Rowan County.

crossroads community in central Rutherford County between Catheys Creek and Second Broad River.

community in W Chatham County. The springs, a popular resort area in the early and middle nineteenth century, are approx. 1 mi. w; known earlier as Hickory Springs. The present community was inc. as Ore Hill in 1907, but the charter was repealed in 1913. Named for the home of George Washington. Alt. 500. See also Wilcox Iron Works.

W Orange County on the head of Toms Creek.

on the Haywood-Swain county line between Tricorner Knob and Luftee Knob in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°41'40" N., long. 83°14'53" W. Alt. 6,150. Named for Yonaguska, chief of the Cherokee Indians.

community in W Wilkes County on Stony Fork Creek. Named for a Baptist church that was organized there in 1849.

rises in N Stokes County and flows E into Snow Creek.

E Washington County, extends NE from Lake Phelps to Scuppernong River.

rises in S Alexander County and flows S into Catawba River.