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Place Description
Steeltrap Creek

rises in N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and flows SW into Forney Creek.

Steeltrap Knob

in S Macon County between Bearpen Mountain and Mooney Branch.

Steep Hill Branch

rises in W Carteret County and flows W approx. 3 mi. into White Oak River.

Steep Point

extends from the mainland of NE Carteret County into Core Sound.

Steep Rock Mountain

peak in W Randolph County.

Steer Gap

E Haywood County between Hungry Creek and Pisgah Creek.

Steestachee Bald

on the Haywood-Jackson county line. Alt. 5,700. Named for the Indian word for rats or nest of rats. Indian hunters are said to have found and destroyed a nest of rats there.

Steestachee Branch

rises near Steestachee Bald in SW Haywood County and flows E into Allen Creek.

Stella

community in W Carteret County on White Oak River. Alt. 30, the highest point in the county. Originally named Barkers Bridge in honor of a local doctor, but when a post office was est. in 1866, the Post Office Department declined to accept the name.

Stem

town in S Granville County. Inc. 1911. Named for W. T. Stem, local landowner. The area was first served by the Tally Ho post office, 1 mi. ne. In 1889, however, the post office was moved there and the name changed. Alt. 470. See also Tally Ho.