Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Tucker Gap |
central Graham County between Mountain Creek and Sweetwater Creek. |
| Tucker Hollow |
mountain valley in N central Avery County. |
| Tucker Island |
a silty clay and loam island in Roanoke River, NW Northampton County. Formerly approx. 2 mi. long, but now largely covered by the waters of Roanoke Rapids Lake. Appears as Pughs Island on the Price map, 1808, and as a part of Hamlins Shoals on the MacRae map, 1833. |
| Tucker's Barn |
See Lenoir. |
| Tuckerdale |
community in NW Ashe County. |
| Tuckertown |
former community in NW Montgomery County. Served by post office, 1910-30. Site now covered by waters of Tuckertown Lake, a reservoir for Carolina Aluminum Company completed in 1962. Originally named Milledgeville; renamed about 1900 for an official of a northern firm that operated a rope-manufacturing plant there. The mill was abandoned and houses were moved from the site when construction of the dam for the lake began. |
| Tuckertown Lake |
on Yadkin River in Davidson, Montgomery, Rowan, and Stanly Counties. Covers 3,000 acres, with a shoreline of 40 mi. Max. depth 50 ft. Named for a former community in Montgomery County whose site it now covers. Completed in 1962 by Carolina Aluminum Company; used as a reservoir, to generate hydroelectric power, and for recreation. |
| Tugman Mountain |
W Wilkes County between Stony Fork Creek and Yadkin River. |
| Tugwell |
See Toddy. |
| Tulin |
community in NW Cabarrus County. |