Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Shawneehaw |
See Banner Elk. |
| Shawneehaw Creek |
rises in W Watauga County and flows SW into NE Avery County, where it enters Elk River. |
| Shawneehaw Township |
SW Watauga County. |
| Shaws |
community in E Scotland County. |
| Shear Knob |
W Swain County between Yalaka Creek and a bend in Little Tennessee River. |
| Shearer Creek |
rises in N Clay County and flows SW into Johnson Mill Creek. |
| Shearer's Hill |
a low ridge on the N side of Yadkin River, NE Caldwell County. Named for John Shearer, who settled there about the end of the Revolution. A black cemetery there has been in use since before the Civil War, when the slaves of a number of wealthy planters in the neighborhood were interred. |
| Sheehan Creek |
rises in NW McDowell County and flows SE into Little Buck Creek. |
| Sheep Cliffs Creek |
rises in S Jackson County and flows N into Webb Lake. |
| Sheep Cliffs Mountain |
between Little Sheep Cliffs and Sheep Cliffs Creek in S Jackson County. Alt. 4,681. |