rises in W Carteret County and flows approx. 2 mi. S and E to join East Prong in forming Sanders Creek.

rises in NW Ashe County and flows SE into North Fork New River.

SW Macon County at the head of Roaring Fork Creek approx. 1 mi. S of Wayah Gap. Alt. 5,216. Part of Nantahala Mountain Range. Named for Jesse Richardson Siler, pioneer settler in the area. See also Silers Bald.

rises on the S side of Siler Bald in SW Macon County and flows SE into Bryson Branch.

town in W Chatham County. Known first as Matthews Cross Roads because it was at the junction of the Raleigh-Salisbury and Fayetteville-Greensboro plank roads. Later known as Siler's Store and Siler's Station. Post office est. there in 1880 as Energy; changed to Siler City in 1884. Inc. 1887. Alt. 598. Produces furniture, textiles, processed grain, and poultry.

mountain on the Swain County, N.C.-Sevier County, Tenn., line in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Welch Ridge near lat. 35°33'58" N., long. 83°33'56" W. Alt. 5,620. Named for Jesse Richardson Siler (1793-1876) of Franklin, who owned the mountain and kept large herds of cattle on it.

rises in W Swain County and flows NW into Nantahala River.

S Swain County between the head of Tarkiln Branch and the head of Siles Branch.

community in NW Chatham County. Probably named in antebellum period at a time when there was an interest in producing homegrown silk.

rises in N Pender County and flows NE into Sawyers Creek.