is formed in SE Moore County by the junction of McDeeds and Mill Creeks. It flows E through Crystal Lake into Little River. The name was originally applied also to present McDeeds Creek. Named for Thomas Shaddock, an eighteenth-century settler.

rises in SE Chatham County and flows S into Cape Fear River.

rises in N Madison County and flows SW into Martin Branch.

rises in NW Buncombe County and flows SE into North Fork [Swannanoa River].

rises in E McDowell County and flows E approx. 5 mi. into Old Catawba River in SW Burke County.

community in central Beaufort County on the N bank of Pamlico River.

community in NW Caswell County.

E Davie County. Named for Shady Grove Methodist Church, est. prior to or in 1816.

community in NW Sampson County.

was formed by 1668 as a division of Albemarle County. It was named for Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-83), one of the original Lords Proprietors of Carolina. Renamed Chowan Precinct about 1681. See also Chowan County.