Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Rockett |
community in NE Catawba County. Est. 1886 as Roseman, but the name was changed in 1902 when a post office was est. Post office discontinued in 1903. Both names were for local families. |
| Rockfield Creek |
rises in central Graham County and flows SW into Santeetlah Lake. |
| Rockfish |
community in E Hoke County. Settled about 1900 and named for nearby creek. Alt. 218. |
| Rockfish Creek |
rises in SW Duplin County and flows S and E into Northeast Cape Fear River on the Duplin-Pender county line. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733. |
| Rockfish Township |
W Cumberland County. |
| Rockford |
town in S Surry County on Yadkin River. Est. 1790 as the county seat and so remained until 1851, when the county was divided and the county seat removed to Dobson. Alt. 838. Inc. 1819, but long inactive in municipal affairs. |
| Rockford Township |
S central Surry County. |
| Rockhouse Branch |
rises in SW Madison County and flows E into Sugar Camp Branch. |
| Rockhouse Creek |
rises in E Avery County and flows SE into Caldwell County, where it enters Wilsons Creek. |
| Rockhouse Knob |
S Macon County between Long Ridge and Wolfpen Gap. Alt. 3,100. A weather station there has recorded in various years the greatest amount of rainfall E of the Rocky Mountains. |