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Place Description
Metocuuem

an Indian village of either the Weapemeoc or Chawanoac tribes located in what is now E Bertie County between the mouths of Chowan and Roanoke Rivers near Albemarle Sound. Appears on the De Bry map, 1590, and on the Velasco map, 1611, as Metakquam. Variant spellings are Metackwem and Mettaquen. The name may have meant "big woods" or "trees."
Mettaquen

See Metocuuem.
Mewborn Crossroads

community in N Lenoir County. Named for the Mewborn family, which settled there before the Revolution.
Miami

See Newton.
Miami Mountain

SE Buncombe County near the town of Black Mountain.
Mica City Creek

rises in NE Macon County and flows SW into Cowee Creek.
Mica Knob

S Swain County between Whiteoak Branch and Grape Cove.
Micaville

community in E Yancey County near the junction of Ayles and Little Crabtree Creeks. Alt. 2,504. Named for mica mined in the vicinity.
Michael

community in W Davidson County served by post office, 1880-1903. Michael was the surname of successive postmasters.
Michael Branch

rises in W Alamance County and flows S into Back Creek.