Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Skyuka Mountain |
SW Polk County rising above the town of Tryon. Said to be named for Skyuka, son of a Cherokee chief. Skyuka was thrown from his horse and broke his leg when the horse became frightened by a snake. Capt. Thomas Howard found Skyuka and set his leg, and the two became friends. See also Howard Gap. |
| Slab Camp Branch |
rises in N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and flows E into Forney Creek. |
| Slab Ridge |
See Sharon. |
| Slab Town |
See Grissom. |
| Slade Creek |
rises in SW Hyde County and flows NW and SW into Pungo River. Appears on the Collet map, 1770. |
| Slades Swamp |
rises in S Bladen County and flows NW along the Bladen-Columbus county line into Brown Marsh Swamp. |
| Sladesville |
town in SW Hyde County on Slade Creek. Inc. 1849, but long inactive in municipal affairs. |
| Slap Swamp |
rises in N Columbus County and flows SE into Friar Swamp. |
| Slashes, The |
a large marsh approx. 4 mi. wide in E Halifax County between Conoconnara Swamp and Roanoke River. |
| Slate |
community in W Stokes County served by post office, 1884-1905. |