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Place Description
Saunder's Hill

See Abner.

Saunders

community in W Cabarrus County served by post office, 1891-1902. Named for North Carolina secretary of state William L. Saunders (1835-91).

Saunders Bay

in Currituck Sound off the W shore of Currituck Banks and N of Mossey Islands, SE Currituck County.

Saunders Point

peninsula extending from NE Pamlico County into Bay River.

Saunders’ Store

community in SW Caswell County.

Saunook

community in W Haywood County. Alt. 3,206. Said to have been named for a Cherokee Indian who lived in the vicinity.

Saura Town

See Lower Saura Town; Upper Saura Town.

Saurat

See Upper Saura Town.

Sauratown

former community in SE Stokes County near the mouth of Town Fork Creek on Dan River. A post office operated there, 1876-87. Earlier post office, named Saura Town, operated 1833-39.

Sauratown Mountain

a range extending from W Stokes County into the center of the county. Alt. 2,465. Appears on the Collet map, 1770. Named for the Saura Indians, who lived in the area. The Indians were mentioned by William Byrd, 1728.