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rises in N Avery County and flows s, e, and S again across Avery into Mitchell County. It flows SW across Mitchell to the Mitchell-Yancey county line, where it joins South Toe River in forming Toe River. The last native elk shot in North Carolina is said to have been killed alongside North Toe River in 1781.

rises in SW Buncombe County near Newfound Mountain and flows NE to join South Turkey Creek in forming Turkey Creek.

NE Nash County.

town in S central Wilkes County on Yadkin River. Alt. 1,016. Inc. 1891 and named for the county seat, Wilkesboro, across the Yadkin River to the s. The site was described as Mulberry Fields, a former Cherokee Indian area, in a report of Moravian surveyors in 1752. Appears as Mulberry Fields on the Collet map, 1770. Produces furniture, mirrors, textiles, apparel, hosiery, processed poultry, and dairy products.

central Wilkes County.

was formed in 1741 from Bertie County. Located in the NE section of the state, it is bounded by the state of Virginia and by Hertford, Bertie, Halifax, and Warren Counties. It was named for James Compton, Earl of Northampton (1687-1754). Area: 544 sq. mi. County seat: Jackson, with an elevation of 131 ft. Townships are Gaston, Jackson, Kirby, Oconeechee, Pleasant Hill, Rich Square, Roanoke, Seaboard, and Wiccacanee. Produces peanuts, corn, soybeans, chemicals, sorghum, cotton, hogs, livestock, lumber, apparel, sand, and gravel.

See Jackson.

community in NE Onslow County.

See Northeast Creek.

rises in E Carteret County and flows S into Newport River E of the town of Newport.