Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Tryon |
town in SW Polk County. Inc. 1885 as Tryon City. Named for nearby Tryon Mountain, which see. Post office, est. 1855, known as Tryon City. Alt 1,075. |
| Tryon City |
See Tryon. |
| Tryon County |
was formed from Mecklenburg County in 1769 and named in honor of William Tryon (1729-88), governor of North Carolina, 1765-71. The county was abolished in 1779 and divided into Lincoln and Rutherford Counties, which see. |
| Tryon Mountain |
W Polk County above the town of Tryon between Skyuka Creek and Little Cove Creek. Named for William Tryon (1729-88), governor of North Carolina, 1765-71. Named by the Cherokee for the governor in 1767 when a boundary was being est. between white and Cherokee lands. Appears on the Collet map, 1770. Alt. 3,231. |
| Tryon Palace |
State Historic Site in New Bern, central Craven County. Est. 1952. Contains restored and reconstructed "Tryon's Palace," completed in 1770 for royal governor William Tryon. Partly burned, 1798. First capitol of state of North Carolina. Reconstruction began, 1952; palace opened to public, 1959. |
| Tryon Township |
SW Polk County. |
| Tsiyahi |
See Cheoah. |
| Tub-Mill Creek |
rises in NW Swain County and flows S to join Gunna Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to form Eagle Creek. |
| Tubbs Inlet |
a tidal waterway in SW Brunswick County between Bald Beach and Hales Beach. |
| Tuck Creek |
rises in SW Cleveland County and flows N into Broad River. |