NC Gazetteer

Jackson County

… was formed in 1851 from Haywood and Macon Counties. Located in the W section of the state, it is bounded by the states of South Carolina and Georgia and by Macon, Swain, Haywood, and Transylvania Counties. It was named for Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), president of the United States. Area 499 sq. mi. County seat: Sylva, with an elevation of 2,047 ft. Townships are Barkers Creek, Canada, Caney Fork, Cashiers, Cullowhee, Dillsboro, Greens Creek, Hamburg, Mountain, Qualla, River, Savannah, Scott Creek, Sylva, and Webster. Produces corn, dairy products, livestock, hogs, paper, fish, lumber, Christmas trees, textiles, mica, granite, olivine, and crushed stone.

balds

Bunches Bald
Caney Fork Bald
Charley Bald
Coward Bald
Cowee Bald
Gage Bald
Grassy Bald
Laurel Patch Bald
Rich Mountain Bald
Rough Butt Bald
Snaggy Bald
Soco Bald
Steestachee Bald
Wesner Bald
Wolf Bald

branches

Allens Branch
Ash Branch
Bearpen Branch
Ben Cove Branch
Betsy Branch
Betty Branch
Big Swag Branch
Blanton Branch
Brook Branch
Bryson Branch
Bubble Branch
Bumgarner Branch
Cagle Branch
Cashie Branch
Cherry Gap Branch
Cherry Orchard Branch
Chester Branch
Cox Branch
Cub Branch
Dills Branch
Doe Branch
Ell Branch
Gibbs Branch
Hog Cane Branch
Indian Camp Branch
John Brown Branch
Kitchin Branch
Laurel Branch
Long Branch
Long Branch
Long Branch
Long Branch
Long Branch
Lost Cove Branch
Mince Branch
Monteith Branch
Open Branch
Peewee Branch
Polecat Branch
Reed Branch
Rhode Branch
Rocky Branch
Rocky Face Branch
Rough Branch
Sassafras Branch
Shell Branch
Sugar Branch
Sutton Branch
Swimmer Branch
Tarcamp Branch
Turkey Branch
Woods Branch
Yellow Patch Branch

businesses or business districts

Sapphire Country

communities

Addie
Argura
Ballou Hill
Barkers Creek
Bessie
Beta
Big Ridge
Big Spring
Cathey
Cowarts
Cullowhee
Deets
East Laport
Effie
Erastus
Fallcliff
Fidelity
Gay
Greens Creek
Grimshawes
Hall
Lovesfield
Norton
Ocala
Pumpkintown
Qualla
Rich Mountain
Savannah
Speedwell
Tuckasegee
Whiteside Cove
Willits
Wilmet
Wilmot
Wolf Mountain

coves

Big Cove
Gibson Cove
Hoot Owl Cove
Hyatt Cove
Jack Cove
Lost Cove
Press Cove

creeks

Abbs Creek
Bad Creek
Barkers Creek
Bear Creek
Bearwallow Creek
Bee Tree Creek
Beechflat Creek
Big Hogback Creek
Big Witch Creek
Blackrock Creek
Brushy Fork Creek
Buff Creek
Cabin Creek
Camp Creek
Camp Creek
Cane Creek
Cane Creek
Cedar Creek
Cedar Valley Creek
Charley Creek
Chastine Creek
Chestnut Ridge Creek
Cold Creek
Cope Creek
Coppermine Creek
Cranberry Creek
Crooked Creek
Cullowhee Creek
Dark Ridge Creek
Dicks Creek
Dickson Creek
Dills Creek
Dodgen Creek
Doubletop Creek
Fisher Creek
Flat Creek
Flat Creek
Fowler Creek
Frady Creek
Frolictown Creek
Gage Creek
Gem Creek
Gladie Creek
Glassy Rock Creek
Grassy Camp Creek
Grassy Creek
Green Creek
Green Creek
Greenland Creek
Greens Creek
Henry Creek
Hornbuckle Creek
Hunter Jim Creek
Hurricane Creek
Indian Creek
Jack Creek
Jenkins Creek
Johns Creek
Jones Creek
Knob Creek
Licklog Creek
Licklog Creek
Little Green Creek
Little Hogback Creek
Little Pine Creek
Little Savannah Creek
Little Trout Creek
Little Whitewater Creek
Locust Creek
Logan Creek
Mill Creek
Mill Creek
Mill Creek
Moses Creek
Mull Creek
Nations Creek
Neddie Creek
Nix Creek
Norton Creek
Oak Ridge Creek
Ochre Creek
Packs Creek
Panthertown Creek
Peter Weaver Creek
Pine Creek
Piney Mountain Creek
Presley Creek
Robinson Creek
Rough Butt Creek
Savannah Creek
Scotsman Creek
Scott Creek
Sheep Cliffs Creek
Shoal Creek
Shoal Creek
Shut-in Creek
Silver Run Creek
Slatten Creek
Slickens Creek
Soapstone Creek
Soco Creek
Sols Creek
Sugar Creek
Sugarloaf Creek
Tanasee Creek
Tatham Creek
Tilley Creek
Trays Island Creek
Trout Creek
Washington Creek
Wayehutta Creek
Webster Creek
Whiterock Creek
Wilson Creek
Wolf Creek
Wolf Creek
Woodpin Creek
Wrights Creek

estates

High Hampton Estate

forests

Nantahala National Forest

forks

Caney Fork
East Fork [Barkers Creek]
East Fork [Dicks Creek]
East Fork [Jenkins Creek]
East Fork [Moses Creek]
East Fork [Savannah Creek]
Middle Fork [Barkers Creek]
North Fork [Scott Creek]
North Fork [Whitewater River]
Sugar Fork
West Fork [Barkers Creek]
West Fork [Dicks Creek]
West Fork [Jenkins Creek]
West Fork [Moses Creek]

freshwater areas

Akwetiyi

gaps

Bearpen Gap
Beartrail Ridge Gap
Berry Gap
Betty Gap
Big Witch Gap
Buby Gap
Buck Gap
Buckeye Gap
Burnt Cabin Gap
Cathey Gap
Cherokee Gap
Chestnut Gap
Cold Spring Gap
Cowee Gap
Cullowhee Gap
Deep Gap
Deep Gap
Deep Gap
Deep Gap
Dills Gap
Flat Branch Gap
Flat Gap
Greens Gap
Hamburg Gap
Harris Gap
Haywood Gap
Horsebone Gap
Indian Camp Gap
Laurel Gap
Licklog Gap
Little Bearpen Gap
Locust Gap
Low Gap
Mack Gap
Mayapple Gap
Moss Gap
Ned Gap
Owens Gap
Parker Gap
Peggy Gap
Pinhook Gap
Polly Middleton Gap
Reinhardt Gap
Rich Mountain Gap
Richland Gap
Rocky Knob Gap
Sassafras Gap
Shortoff Gap
Soapstone Gap
Soco Gap
Tanasee Gap
Walnut Gap
Watauga Gap
Wildcat Gap
Windy Gap
Wolfpen Gap
Wolfpen Gap

geological formations

Granite City

historical markers

Dan K. Moore historical marker
Echota Mission historical marker
Gertrude Dills Mckee historical marker
Indian Boundary historical marker
John R. Brinkley 1885-1942 historical marker
Judaculla Rock historical marker
Lewis J. Smith 1843-1901 historical marker
Robert L. Madison 1867-1954 historical marker
Rutherford Trace historical marker
Rutherford Trace historical marker
Wade Hampton historical marker
Western Carolina University historical marker
William H. Thomas historical marker

knobs

Alum Knob
Bald Knob
Barnett Knob
Beech Knob
Big Knob
Brasstown Knob
Buck Knob
Buck Knob
Buck Knob
Buck Knob
Cedar Valley Knob
Charley Knob
Cherry Knob
Chestnut Cove Knob
Cope Knob
Corbin Knob
Corner Knob
Cowan Knob
Double Knob
Eagle Knob
Gibson Knob
Goat Knob
Goat Knob
Grassy Knob
Grassy Knob
Hawkins Knob
Herrin Knob
Hooper Knob
Hughes Knob
Jacks Knob
Jenney Knob
Jones Knob
Jones Knob
Kirby Knob
Laurel Knob
Laurel Knob
Lost Knob
Moody Knob
Moses Knob
Moss Knob
Neddie Knob
Panther Knob
Panther Knob
Parker Knob
Parker Knob
Pine Knob
Rattlesnake Knob
Rattlesnake Knob
Rattlesnake Knob
Reinhart Knob
Rocky Face Knob
Rocky Knob
Sheep Knob
Shot Pouch Knob
Spot Knob
Turkey Knob
Turkey Knob
Waterrock Knob
Wolf Knob

lakes

Bear Creek Lake
Cashiers Lake
Cedar Cliff Lake
Coward Lake
East Fork Lake
Fairfield Lake
Hampton Lake
Lake Thorpe
Lupton Lake
Sapphire Lake
Tuckasegee Lake
Webb Lake
Wolf Creek Lake

mountain features

Cedar Cliffs
Devil's Courthouse
Devils Court House
Jenkins Divide
Little Sheep Cliffs
Rocky Face
Rocky Face
Thomas Peak
Wildcat Cliffs

mountain ranges

Cowee Mountains

mountains

Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain
Bald Rock
Bald Rock Mountain
Bear Mountain
Bearpen Mountain
Bell Coney Mountain
Big Green Mountain
Black Mountain
Black Mountain
Black Mountain
Black Rock
Blackrock Mountain
Blackrock Mountain
Blackrock Mountain
Brown Mountain
Brushy Fork Mountain
Brushy Mountain
Camp Mountain
Carver Mountain
Cedar Cliff Mountain
Chestnut Mountain
Chestnut Mountain
Chimneytop Mountain
Choggy Butte Mountain
Cold Mountain
Coldside Mountain
Cope Mountain
Coward Mountain
Cowrock Mountain
Cullowhee Mountain
Dismal Mountain
Dobson Mountain
Double Knob Mountain
Double Top
Double Top Mountain
Doubletop Mountain
Ellicott Mountain
Fern Mountain
Flat Mountain
Glassy Rock Mountain
Great Hogback
Green Mountain
Heady Mountain
Hickory Nut Mountain
High Lonesome Mountain
Hogback Mountain
Horneyhead Mountain
Horseshoe Rock
Joe Mountain
Judaculla Mountain
Kings Mountain
Lickstone Mountain
Little Bald Rock Mountain
Little Green Mountain
Little Hogback Mountain
Little Hogback Mountain
Little Terrapin Mountain
Lizzy Mountain
Lone Bald Mountain
Moffitt Mountain
Neddie Mountain
Nix Mountain
Old Bald Mountain
Pilot Mountain
Piney Mountain
Polly Mountain
Pump Mountain
Rattlesnake Mountain
Rich Mountain
Rich Mountain
Richland Balsam
Robertson Mountain
Rocky Butte Mountain
Rocky Mountain
Rockyface Mountain
Rye Mountain
Sheep Cliffs Mountain
Sheep Mountain
Sheepback Mountain
Shoal Mountain
Shortoff Mountain
Snowbird Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain
Terrapin Mountain
Thunder Struck Mountain
Toxaway Mountain
Whiteside Mountain
Wolf Mountain
Wood Mountain
Yellow Face
Yellow Mountain

points of interest

Echota Mission

regions

Appalachian Dialect Region

ridges

Bear Ridge
Bearwallow Ridge
Big Gooseberry Ridge
Big Ridge
Blackrock Ridge
Brier Ridge
Bushy Ridge
Charley Ridge
Chattooga Ridge
Chestnut Ridge
Clems Beech Ridge
Cranberry Ridge
Cut-off Ridge
Dark Ridge
Dobson Ridge
Dodgen Ridge
Firescald Ridge
Fork Ridge
Fork Ridge
Fork Ridge
Fork Ridge
Fork Ridge
Glassy Rock Ridge
Henson Ridge
Hornbuckle Ridge
Jims Beech Ridge
Judaculla Ridge
Little Brier Ridge
Milksick Ridge
Pine Ridge
Pine Ridge
Piney Mountain Ridge
Prickly Ash Ridge
Rocky Face Ridge
Savannah Ridge
Sugar Creek Ridge
Sugarloaf Ridge
Tanasee Ridge
Tennessee Ridge
Thunderstruck Ridge
Timber Ridge
Whiterock Ridge
Whiterock Ridge

rivers

Chattooga River
East Fork Chattooga River
Horsepasture River
Tuckasegee River
West Fork Tuckasegee River
Whitewater River

rocks

Ellicott Rock
Judaculla Rock

runs

Rough Run

schools

Blue Ridge Early College
Jackson County Early College
Smoky Mountain High School
The School Of Alternatives

tops

Beef Market Top
Carter Top
High Top
Perry Top

towns

Balsam
Cashiers
Dillsboro
Glenville
Sylva
Webster
Whittier

townships

Barkers Creek Township
Canada Township
Caney Fork Township
Cashiers Township
Cullowhee Township
Dillsboro Township
Greens Creek Township
Hamburg Township
Mountain Township
Qualla Township
River Township
Savannah Township
Scott Creek Township
Sylva Township
Webster Township

valleys

Hazel Hollow

waterfalls

Fairfield Falls
Maidenhair Falls
Onion Falls
Rough Run Falls
Soco Falls
Tuckasegee Falls
Twin Falls
Whitewater Falls
Wolf Creek Falls
Woodpin Falls