on the Collet map, 1770, was located on a tributary of the Pasquotank River in what is now N Pasquotank County. The stream was located approx. 12 to 15 mi. NW of the present Knobbs Creek but has long since left its streambed to become a part of the surrounding marsh.

community in SW Bladen County.

rises in S Rutherford County and flows S into Broad River. P. H. Richardson operated a gold mine on the creek in the 1830s.

S Macon County between Buck Knob and Richey Knob.

S Macon County between Sheep Hollow and Middle Creek.

community in N Stanly County. Alt. 661. Inc. 1899. Named for local Ritchie family.

a peak on the Haywood-Jackson county line 8 mi. S of town of Waynesville. Alt. 6,540, the highest point on Balsam Mountain, which see.

rises in S Randolph County and flows SE into Deep River.

S Haywood County on the head of Shiny Creek.

N Buncombe County on Richland Mountain in Pisgah National Forest.