SE Greene County. Named for the Ormond family, which settled in the Ormondsville community prior to 1769.

community in E Greene County. Developed from a country crossroads store at the Ormond family plantation.

swampy stream rises in N central Beaufort County and flows SE into Pungo Creek. Named for Orris Waters who lived nearby.

town in S Robeson County. Settled as early as 1832 as a community around Big Branch Church. Inc. 1903. Orton was the first choice for a name in 1903 when a post office was about to be est., but as the name was already in use in Columbus County, it was rejected. Orrum was coined as a variant of Orton.

SE Robeson County.

community in E central Brunswick County on Cape Fear River.

rises in S Buncombe County and flows NE into French Broad River.

rises in SE Brunswick County and flows E into Cape Fear River.

E central Brunswick County overlooking Cape Fear River. House, built about 1725 by Roger Moore and later the home of Governor Benjamin Smith, is now a tourist attraction with extensive azalea gardens. The old town of Brunswick, which see, was nearby.

point of land S of mouth of Lilliput Creek in E Brunswick County extending into Cape Fear River.