Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Tyrrell County (TIR-ehl) |
was formed in 1729 from Chowan, Bertie, Currituck, and Pasquotank Counties. Located in the E section of the state, it is bounded by the Albemarle Sound and by Dare, Hyde, and Washington Counties. It was named for Sir John Tyrrell (1685-1729), one of the Lords Proprietors of North Carolina. Area: 583 sq. mi. County seat: Columbia, with an elevation of 10 ft. Townships are Alligator, Columbia, Gum Neck, Scuppernong, and South Fork. Produces soybeans, corn, peanuts, hogs, seafood, Irish potatoes, tools, wheat, livestock, and lumber. |
| Tyson Creek |
rises in W Pitt County and flows NE into Tar River. |
| Tyson Marsh |
stream, rises in S Greene County and flows NE into Contentnea Creek. |
| Tyson Township |
S central Stanly County. |
| Tyson's Mill |
See Jefferson. |
| Tysonville |
community in central Wake County named for Tyson's Chapel and long known by that name. |