Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Rocky River Township |
former township in SW Cabarrus County, now township no. 1. |
| Rocky Run |
rises in SE Alamance County and flows SW into Hobby Branch. |
| Rocky Shoal Branch |
rises in S Ashe County and flows SE into South Fork New River. |
| Rocky Spring Top |
on the Cherokee-Graham county line in the Snowbird Mountains. |
| Rocky Springs |
community in NE Alexander County. Alt. approx. 1,150. York Collegiate Institute was operated there 1856-58 by Brantley York, one of the founders of Trinity College in Randolph County, which later became Duke University. |
| Rocky Springs Township |
SE Montgomery County. |
| Rocky Swamp |
rises in W Halifax County and flows SE into Fishing Creek. Appears on the Collet map, 1770. |
| Rocky Top |
on the Cherokee County, N.C.-Monroe County, Tenn., line. |
| Rockyface Mountain |
on the Jackson-Transylvania county line between Bald Rock and Bald Knob. Part of Tennessee Ridge. Alt. approx. 4,700. |
| Rockyhock |
community in central Chowan County. Alt. 28. For a possible origin of the name, see Rockyhock Creek. |