Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Shepherd Run |
rises in S Greene County and flows NE into Contentnea Creek. Named for the Sheppard family, which has lived in the vicinity since the colonial period. |
| Shepherd's Branch |
rises in W central Wilson County and flows SE into Contentnea Creek. |
| Shepherd's Point |
a name formerly applied to the point of land on the W side of Newport River on which Morehead City now stands. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733. |
| Shepherds |
community in S Iredell County. Known as Shepherds Cross Roads in the early and middle nineteenth century. |
| Shepherdsburgh |
See Snow Hill. |
| Sherard |
See Cherry. |
| Sherards Crossroads |
See Cherry. |
| Sheridan Mountains |
E Madison County between California Creek and Bailey Branch. |
| Sherman |
community in NW Wilkes County near the head of Middle Fork Reddies River. |
| Sherrars Gap |
in Kings Mountain, SW Gaston County. The gap is S of The Pinnacle. See also Kings Mountain. |