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Place Description
South Hyco Creek

rises in N Orange and SE Caswell Counties and flows NE into Person County, where it joins North Hyco Creek in forming Hyco River. The part of South Hyco Creek that lies in Caswell County is sometimes called Sugartree Creek.

South Lake

NW mainland of Dare County. It drains into Alligator River.

South Leopard Creek

an inlet of North River into the mainland S of North Leopard Creek in E Carteret County.

South Lowell

community in NW Durham County between Buffalo and Horse Creeks on the N side of North Fork Little River.

South Mills

town in NW Camden County; inc. 1883, but not active in municipal affairs. Prior to 1800 the community was known as New Lebanon because the junipers that formerly grew in the area adjacent to the Dismal Swamp suggested the biblical reference to the tall cedars of Lebanon. Post office was New Lebanon from 1797 until 1839, when the name was changed to South Mills because waters from a spillway at the S end of the Dismal Swamp Canal were used to turn wheels of mills there.

South Mills Township

N Camden County.

South Mountains

a range of mountains extending from NE Rutherford County into SW Burke and N Cleveland Counties. Known by the Cherokee Indians as Oakanoahs

South Mountains Wildlife Management Area

in SE Burke County. 17,700 acres. Jointly owned by private interests and the town of Morganton. Est. 1952-53.

South Muddy Creek

rises in SE McDowell County and flows NE to join North Muddy Creek near the Burke County line to form Muddy Creek.

South Point

N extremity of Pea Island in E Dare County. Lies at junction of Oregon Inlet and Atlantic Ocean.