NC Gazetteer

Dawson Creek

Also known as: Cuccoowink Creek
A creek in Pamlico County
… rises in S Pamlico County and flows SE into Neuse River. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733. Named for Richard Dawson, who purchased land there in 1706. Prior to 1706 the creek was known as Cuccoowink Creek. See also Janeiro.