North Carolina Gazetteer browse
Place | Description |
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Wilson Branch | rises in central Cherokee County and flows SE into Morgan Creek. |
Wilson Branch | rises in E Madison County and flows S into Big Laurel Creek. |
Wilson County | was formed in 1855 from Edgecombe, Nash, Johnston, and Wayne Counties. Located in the E central section of the state, it is bounded by Pitt, Greene, Wayne, Johnston, Nash, and Edgecombe Counties. It was named for Louis D. Wilson (1789-1847), delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1835 and an officer in the War with Mexico. Area: 373 sq. mi. County seat: Wilson, with an elevation of 147 ft. Townships are Black Creek, Cross Roads, Gardner, Old Fields, Saratoga, Springhill, Stantonsburg, Taylor, Toisnot, and Wilson. Produces tobacco, corn, wheat, oats, soybeans, cotton, poultry, tobacco products, textiles, apparel, tires, sweet potatoes, concrete pipe, motor-vehicle parts, lumber products, and processed meat. |
Wilson Creek | rises in E Avery County near Grandfather Mountain and flows SE into Caldwell County, where it enters Johns River at the Burke County line. |
Wilson Creek | rises in central Craven County and flows S into Trent River. |
Wilson Creek | rises in W Jackson County and flows E into Cullowhee Creek. |
Wilson Creek Township | W Caldwell County. |
Wilson Gap | SE Macon County between Clear Creek and Little Creek. |
Wilson Hollow | NW Watauga County, extends E from Little Beaverdam Creek. |
Wilson Knob | E Mitchell County at the head of Bear Creek. |