Gazetteer
Place | Description |
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Stanton-Harrold |
See South Creek. |
Stantonsburg |
town in SE Wilson County on Contentnea Creek. Alt. 92. Inc. 1817. Post office name in 1828 was Stantonburgh. Named for Willie J. Stanton, one on the first commissioners, or James Stanton, first mayor. The former community of Moyton, named for Francis M. Moye, on the E outskirts of the town, is now a part of Stantonsburg. |
Stantonsburg Township |
S Wilson County. |
Star |
town in E Montgomery County. Inc. 1897. Named by Angus Leach, local merchant, because of the high elevation of the site, visible from all directions. Known first as Hunsucker's Store. Alt. 637. Produces textiles and hosiery. |
Star Branch |
rises near Oaks Knob, W Avery County, and flows NE into Roaring Creek. |
Star Hollow |
valley of Star Branch, W Avery County. |
Star Peak |
See Fox Knob. |
Starkey Gap |
on the Swain County, N.C.-Sevier County, Tenn., line in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°34'12" N., long. 83°40'15" W. |
Starkey Ridge |
N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°32'58" N., long. 83°37'47" W. |
Starkey's Hammock |
See The Hammock. |