rises in S Macon County and flows SW into Tessentee Creek.

is formed in W Northampton County by the junction of Gumberry Swamp and Lily Pond Creek and flows S into Roanoke River. The Collet map, 1770, shows Baker Mill at the mouth of the creek.

See Barrows Mill Pond.

community in N Granville County served by post office, 1889-1903.

rises in S Davie County and flows E into Peeler Creek.

rises in N Rockingham County and flows NE into Dan River. Tradition attributes the name to the fact that early white settlers found the Indians used stones from the stream to whet their knives.

S Transylvania County, extends NE from Blue Ridge to West Fork French Broad River.

community in NE Pitt County served by post office, 1891-1926.

rises in W Graham County and flows NE into Santeetlah Creek.

on the Haywood-Swain county line between Sugar Tree Lick and Strawberry Knob. Alt. approx. 5,400. Named for the fact that a whim, a horsepowered winch used to draw logs out of the valley, was operated on the peak for several years.