Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Rudisill |
community in S Catawba County served by post office, 1894-1903. |
| Rufe |
former town in W Greene County near the head of Fort Run. Inc. 1887 and name changed from Shine. Shine family prominent in the vicinity as early as 1750. A public school near the site operated as Shine School. |
| Ruffin |
community in E Rockingham County. Settled prior to 1860 and known first as Stubblefield for a local family. Name changed to honor Thomas Ruffin (1787-1870), chief justice of the N.C. Supreme Court. Inc. 1887; new charter issued 1891; charter repealed 1897. Alt. 712. |
| Ruffin Township |
NE Rockingham County. |
| Ruffin's Bridge |
See Peacock's Bridge. |
| Rufus |
community in NW Caldwell County on Mulberry Creek in Pisgah National Forest. Formerly known as Risden; the present name honors W. Rufus Coffey, a nineteenth-century merchant there. |
| Rugby |
community in N Henderson County on Mill Pond Creek served by post office, 1892-1905. |
| Ruggles |
community in E Halifax County. |
| Ruin Creek |
rises in W Vance County and flows S into Tabbs Creek. Appears on the Collet map, 1770. |
| Rumbling Bald Mountain |
NW Rutherford County on a ridge extending SE from Shumont Mountain. Alt. approx. 3,020. There are numerous caves in the mountain, and boulders sometimes fall in them, making a rumbling noise. Known by the Cherokee Indians as Sokassa A series of earthquakes occurred there from February 10 until April 17, 1874. There were between 50 and 75 shocks. See also The Caves. |