Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Owensville |
See Roseboro. |
| Owl Branch |
rises in E Swain County near Rattlesnake Mountain and flows SW parallel to Adams Creek into Oconaluftee River. |
| Owl Creek |
rises in N Cherokee County and flows SW into Hiwassee River. |
| Owl Creek Gap |
N Cherokee County on Hanging Dog Mountain near the headwaters of Owl Creek. |
| Owl Knob |
on the Jackson-Swain county line SW of Rattlesnake Mountain. |
| Owltown |
community in SW Buncombe County N of Hooker Gap. |
| Ox Creek |
rises in central Buncombe County and flows NW into Reems Creek. |
| Ox Pen Branch |
rises in S central Brunswick County and flows SW into Skipper Branch. |
| Oxear Cove |
W Haywood County on the head of Hyatt Creek. |
| Oxford |
town authorized to be laid off on the lands of Robert Fields, 1806. The Oxford Academy was to be est. there. Said to have been located on Cedar Creek, present Davie County. No evidence that the town ever existed. |