Graham Branch | rises in N Granville County and flows NW into Little Grass Creek. |
Graham County | was formed in 1872 from Cherokee County. Located in the W section of the state, it is bounded by the state of Tennessee and by Cherokee and Swain Counties. It was named for William A. Graham (1804-75), U.S. senator, governor of North Carolina, secretary of the navy, and Confederate senator. Area: 299 sq. mi. County seat: Robbinsville, with an elevation of 2,150 ft. Townships are Cheoah, Stecoah, and Yellow Creek. Produces hay, cattle, poultry, livestock, furniture, fish, and lumber. |
Graham Creek | rises in central Transylvania County and flows NE into Nicholson Creek. |
Graham Mountain | on the Buncombe-Henderson county line. |
Graham Top | central Cherokee County near the headwaters of Cook Creek. |
Graham Township | former township in central Alamance County. Now township no. 6. |
Graham's Ferry | crossed the Catawba River in NW Mecklenburg County at Lincoln County line. |
Graingers | town in NE Lenoir County. Alt. 74. Inc. 1925. Named for Jesse Grainger, on whose plantation it developed after a railroad station was est. there. |
Grampian Hills | a range of hills about 3 mi. long in S Orange County running SW and ne. Named for the Grampian Hills, natural boundary between Scottish Highlands and Scottish Lowlands in Scotland. |
Granburys Crossroads | See Roxobel. |