Gazetteer
Place | Description |
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Sawyers Creek |
rises in N central Camden County and flows S into Pasquotank River. Settlements existed at its mouth prior to 1677. See also Grays Mill. |
Sawyers Ferry |
appears on the Moseley map, 1733, on Pasquotank River in what is now Camden County N of Sawyers Creek. Site was in Pasquotank Precinct of Albemarle County. Later Shipyard Ferry operated nearby. See also Shipyard. |
Sawyers Landing |
E Beaufort County on Pungo River. |
Sawyersville |
community in W Randolph County served by post office, 1849-1905. |
Saxapahaw |
community in SE Alamance County on Haw River. Named for the Sissipahaw Indians, who once lived in the area. A yarn mill was est. there in 1849. |
Saxapahaw River |
See Haw River. |
Saxon |
community in E Stokes County served by post office, 1891-1912. |
Scale Creek |
rises in NE Onslow County and flows SW into Northeast Creek. |
Scalesville |
community in N Guilford County. Named for the Scales family of Guilford and Rockingham Counties. |
Scaly Mountain |
S Macon County between the head of Middle Creek and the head of Piney Knob Fork. Alt. 4,804. |