Gazetteer

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Place Description
Yellow Face

peak in N Jackson County on Plott Balsams. Alt. 6,032.

Yellow Gap

SW Buncombe County between Green Top and Billy Cove Knob.

Yellow Hill

mountain in W Wilkes County between Lewis Fork Creek and North Prong Lewis Fork Creek. Alt. approx. 1,300.

Yellow Jacket Lake

S Wilkes County on Moravian Creek. Covers approx. 2 acres; max. depth 15 ft. Built by R. Don Laws and named for his newspaper, the Yellow Jacket, which was est. in Moravian Falls in 1895.

Yellow Mountain

SE Clay County between the forks of Little Buck and Buck Creeks to Water Oak Gap. Alt. 5,000-5,050.

Yellow Mountains

See Unaka Mountains.

Yellow Patch Branch

rises in E Jackson County and flows SW into Wolf Creek.

Yellow Spot

mountain in N Mitchell County. Alt. 5,112.

Yellow Swamp

rises in S Wayne County and flows W into Thoroughfare Swamp.

Yellowcreek

community in N Graham County on Yellow Creek. Served by post office, 1878-1953. Alt. 1,800.