Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Swayney |
community in NE Swain County at the junction of Straight Fork with Raven Fork in Qualla Boundary. |
| Swearing Creek |
rises in N Davidson County and flows SW into Yadkin River. Named for Swearingen family. Appears on the Collet map, 1770, as Swaring Creek. |
| Sweet Branch |
rises in NW Swain County and flows S into Lake Cheoah. |
| Sweet Creek |
rises in central Mitchell County and flows SE into Cub Creek. |
| Sweeten Creek |
rises in S Buncombe County and flows NW into Swannanoa River. Named for the Sweiton family, early settlers. Name later changed to Foster's Mill Creek and then back to Sweeten Creek. |
| Sweetgum |
community in S Graham County. |
| Sweetwater |
community in W Watauga County on Beaverdam Creek. |
| Sweetwater Branch |
rises in N central Henderson County and flows SE into North Fork. |
| Sweetwater Creek |
rises in W Clay County and flows SW and NW into Hiwassee River. |
| Sweetwater Gap |
S Clay County between Kimsey Ridge and Ivy Top. |