Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| McAdenville |
town in E Gaston County. First Known as Henderson Shoals for Lawson Henderson, early Lincoln County official; later as Spring Shoals for a local landowner, Adam A. Springs, graduate of the University of North Carolina in 1798. Inc. 1883 as McAdenville. Named for Rufus Yancey McAden (1833-89), speaker of the N.C. House of Representatives in 1866 and local owner of mills. Alt. 600. |
| McAllister Creek |
rises in E Cabarrus County and flows S into Adams Creek. |
| McAlpin's Grove |
See Rennert. |
| McAlpine Creek |
rises in E Mecklenburg County and flows SW into South Carolina, where it enters Sugar Creek. |
| McAlpine Mountain |
S Henderson County at the head of King Creek. |
| McArthurs |
community in S Robeson County served by post office, 1888-1907. |
| McBrides Mill |
See Amantha. |
| McBryde's Pond |
SW Hoke County. Located on an unnamed stream that flows into Big Raft Swamp about 2 mi. NW of Antioch. Named for Thomas F. McBryde, owner. |
| McCain |
community in W Hoke County. Formerly named Sanatorium because a state tuberculosis sanatorium was located there. Renamed McCain in 1948 in honor of Dr. Paul P. McCain, who died in 1946. Alt. 550. |
| McCains |
community in SE Union County served by post office, 1890-1904. |