Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Ormonds Township |
SE Greene County. Named for the Ormond family, which settled in the Ormondsville community prior to 1769. |
| Ormondsville |
community in E Greene County. Developed from a country crossroads store at the Ormond family plantation. |
| Orris's Run |
swampy stream rises in N central Beaufort County and flows SE into Pungo Creek. Named for Orris Waters who lived nearby. |
| Orrum |
town in S Robeson County. Settled as early as 1832 as a community around Big Branch Church. Inc. 1903. Orton was the first choice for a name in 1903 when a post office was about to be est., but as the name was already in use in Columbus County, it was rejected. Orrum was coined as a variant of Orton. |
| Orrum Township |
SE Robeson County. |
| Orton |
community in E central Brunswick County on Cape Fear River. |
| Orton Branch |
rises in S Buncombe County and flows NE into French Broad River. |
| Orton Creek |
rises in SE Brunswick County and flows E into Cape Fear River. |
| Orton Plantation |
E central Brunswick County overlooking Cape Fear River. House, built about 1725 by Roger Moore and later the home of Governor Benjamin Smith, is now a tourist attraction with extensive azalea gardens. The old town of Brunswick, which see, was nearby. |
| Orton Point |
point of land S of mouth of Lilliput Creek in E Brunswick County extending into Cape Fear River. |