Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Rice Creek |
rises in SW Beaufort County and flows N into Chocowinity Bay of Pamlico River. |
| Rice Gap |
N central Transylvania County between Shutin Ridge and Lamb Creek. |
| Rice Island |
in SE Bertie County between Roanoke River and Eastmost River. A large swampy island, it measures almost 2½ mi. from tip to tip and is approx. 1 mi. wide at its greatest width. See also Purchace Islands. |
| Rice Knob |
central Buncombe County between Craven Gap and Roaring Gap. |
| Rice Path |
site of early settlement on E end of Bogue Banks in S Carteret County. A vessel, laden with a cargo of rice, went aground there at one time. The people on the sound side made a path across the banks to the ocean side to get the rice, and so they called it Rice Path. Storms drove out early settlers until settlement of Salter Path, which see. |
| Rice Pinnacle |
S Buncombe County at the N end of Stradley Mountain. |
| Rices Creek |
rises in SE Brunswick County and flows N into Town Creek. |
| Rices Pocosin |
a swamp in central Greene County. |
| Riceville |
community in N Buncombe County on Bull Creek, which see. Named for family of pioneer settlers. Served by a post office, 1876-1906. |
| Rich Branch |
rises in S Buncombe County and flows NE into Bent Creek. |