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Bear Poplar | community in W Rowan County. Known first as Rocky Mount; present name adopted in 1878, when a post office was est. Name came from the nearby location of a poplar tree in which Capt. Thomas Cowan, Revolutionary hero, treed a bear in the late eighteenth century. |
Big Poplar Cree | rises in S Yancey County and flows NE into Sugar Camp Creek. |
Hollow Poplar | See Poplar. |
Hollow Poplar Creek | rises in NW Mitchell County and flows SW into Nolichucky River. |
Poplar | community in W Mitchell County on Nolichucky River. Alt. 1,993. A post office there, 1872-96, was called Hollow Poplar. |
Poplar Branch | rises in S Cleveland County and flows SE into Beaverdam Creek. |
Poplar Branch | rises in central Guilford County and flows NE into Reedy Fork Creek. Appears on the Collet map, 1770. |
Poplar Branch | rises in S Haywood County and flows SE into West Fork Pigeon River. |
Poplar Branch | rises in N Johnston County and flows SE into Neuse River. Mentioned in local records as early as 1780. |
Poplar Branch | rises in S Jones County and flows NW into Trent River. |
Poplar Branch | rises in S Lee County and flows S into Little River. |
Poplar Branch | rises in N Rockingham County and flows SW into Matrimony Creek. |
Poplar Branch | rises in E central Wilson County and flows S into Whiteoak Swamp. |
Poplar Branch | rises in SW Wilson County and flows NE into Black Creek. |
Poplar Branch | community on the W shore of Currituck Sound in S Currituck County. Known first as Currituck Narrows. Post office 1829. See also Narrows. |
Poplar Branch Bay | S central Currituck County, is formed in Currituck Sound by the mainland, Rattle Snake Island, and Long Point. |
Poplar Branch Township | S Currituck County. |
Poplar Cove | W Graham County between Horse Cove Ridge and Little Santeetlah Creek. |
Poplar Cove | E Haywood County between Turkey Cove and Bill Cove. |
Poplar Cove | NW Haywood County between Rough Mountain and Big Branch. |
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