Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Snowbird Top |
on the Cherokee-Graham county line in the Snowbird Mountains. Alt. 3,882. |
| Snowden |
community in N Currituck County. Post office est. 1883; named for second postmaster, Milton Snowden. Service discontinued, 1966. Alt. 9. |
| Snows Cut |
canal in S New Hanover County approx. 1 3/5 mi. long, connects Myrtle Sound with Cape Fear River. It forms a part of the Intracoastal Waterway. |
| Snyder Creek |
rises in NE Cherokee County and flows NW into Tatham Creek. |
| Soakas Creek |
rises in N Davidson County and flows W into S Forsyth County, where it enters South Fork Muddy Creek. |
| Soapstone Branch |
rises in NW Henderson County in Pisgah National Forest and flows E into McDowell Creek. |
| Soapstone Creek |
rises in N Jackson County and flows N into Scott Creek. |
| Soapstone Gap |
E Haywood County between Mary Gray Knob and Wines Top. Alt. 3,640. |
| Soapstone Knob |
S Swain County near Marr Branch and Brush Creek. |
| Soapstone Mount |
formerly a large pyrophyllite formation in NE Randolph County; for a number of years, the mineral was mined, crushed at nearby Staley, and shipped away for refining and use in talc products. A post office by the name operated there, 1851-1901. |