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Place Description
Yanceyville Township

central Caswell County.

Yanu Ridge

N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a short spur extending SE from Welch Ridge with its center near lat. 35°32' N., long. 83°34'40" W.

Yarbro

community in NE Caswell County. Named for Capt. Joseph Yarbrough, superintendent of ammunition manufacturing in Salisbury during the Civil War. A post office operated there, 1887-1904.

Yarnall Knob

S Watauga County N of Goldmine Branch. Alt. approx. 3,900.

Yates Cove

central Haywood County between Fincher Mountain and McElroy Cove.

Yates Mill Pond

See Lake Trojan.

Yates Mountain

W Wilkes County, extends from E to W between North and South Prongs Lewis Fork Creek.

Yates Top

S Cherokee County S of Shingle Top and between Cane, Martin, and Moccasin Creeks.

Yaupon Beach

town in SE Brunswick County. Inc. 1955. Named for a species of holly that grows in the area.

Yaupon Creek

a bay in E Pamlico County in the waters of Bay River.