NC Gazetteer

Cherokee County

… was formed in 1839 from Macon County. Located in the W section of the state, it is bounded by the states of Georgia and Tennessee and by Graham, Swain, Macon, and Clay Counties. It was named for the Cherokee Indians, some of whom still live in the region. Area: 467 sq. mi. County seat: Murphy, with an elevation of 1,535 ft. Townships are Beaverdam, Hot House, Murphy, Notla, Shoal Creek, and Valley Town. Produces corn, poultry, dairy products, livestock, hogs, hay, textiles, apparel, tools, lumber, marble, talc, and crushed stone.

areas

Ammon Bottom
Harshaw Bottom

balds

Beaverdam Bald
Big Peachtree Bald
Joanna Bald
London Bald
McDaniel Bald
Teyahalee Bald
Weatherman Bald
Whiteoak Bald

bends

Die Bend
Fowler Bend
Hambey Bend
John Green Bend
Laudermilk Bend
Ramsey Bend

branches

Allen Branch
Allen Branch
Allmon Branch
Ashturn Branch
Barnett Branch
Beach Branch
Bear Branch
Beetree Branch
Bettis Branch
Bevins Branch
Big Cove Branch
Big Dam Branch
Bob Branch
Bolden Branch
Bradey Branch
Brandle Branch
Brokeleg Branch
Bryson Branch
Bryson Branch
Buckhorn Branch
Burl Branch
Burnt Branch
Burnt Shanty Branch
Calhoun Branch
Caney Branch
Catstair Branch
Chestnut Log Branch
Cindy Branch
Clayton Branch
Coefield Branch
Coldspring Branch
Coldspring Branch
Cornwell Branch
Cowmire Branch
Cozad Branch
Crawford Branch
Culbert Branch
Deep Branch
Derreberry Branch
Dick Branch
Dickey Branch
Dinkin Branch
Doctor Branch
Donaldson Branch
Elliott Branch
Fall Branch
Farner Branch
Fishermare Branch
Five Comb Branch
Flat Branch
Flat Branch
Frankum Branch
Freeman Branch
Gabby Branch
Garringer Branch
George Martin Branch
Gold Branch
Graham Branch
Granny Squirrel Branch
Gregory Branch
Griggs Branch
Harshaw Branch
Hicks Branch
Highfall Branch
Highfall Branch
Hogan Branch
Hogpen Branch
Horton Branch
Hurricane Branch
Ingram Branch
Jackson Branch
Jenick Branch
Jenks Branch
John Mason Branch
John Newton Branch
Jones Branch
Ladd Branch
Lamb Branch
Laurel Branch
Laurel Branch
Little Dam Branch
Long Branch
Long Branch
Luther Branch
Magazine Branch
Mary Branch
Mary Branch
Mason Branch
McComb Branch
Messer Branch
Mike Branch
Mill Branch
Mill Branch
Mill Branch
Millseat Branch
Mission Branch
Moody Branch
Moody Branch
Moss Branch
Nancy Hawkins Branch
Nick Branch
Pace Branch
Painter Branch
Palmer Branch
Panther Branch
Parker Branch
Parsons Branch
Patterson Branch
Picket Branch
Pipes Branch
Pole Bridge Branch
Polecat Branch
Polecat Branch
Pounding Mill Branch
Pretty Pine Branch
Puncheon Branch
Rail Cove Branch
Ramp Cove Branch
Rattler Branch
Rhea Branch
Ricks Branch
Roberts Branch
Sales Branch
Sam Branch
Sam Newton Branch
Sassafras Branch
Sawmill Branch
Schoolhouse Branch
Schoolhouse Branch
Seibold Branch
Sharp Branch
Shop Branch
Silvermine Branch
Simon Branch
Slickrock Branch
Snead Branch
Sneed Branch
Spread Eagle Branch
Stewart Branch
Stillhouse Branch
Strange Branch
Suddereth Branch
Sunk Branch
Thompson Branch
Tom Branch
Totherrow Branch
Town Branch
Trail Branch
Truett Branch
Turkeypen Branch
Tweed Branch
Underwood Branch
Wagon Timber Branch
Waldrop Branch
Water Tank Branch
Watkins Branch
Weaver Branch
Wesley Martin Branch
Whitaker Branch
White Branch
Wilson Branch
Woody Branch

communities

Arrwood Mill
Bearpaw
Bell View
Birch
Boiling Springs
Buffalo
Coalville
Cooper
Davidsonville
Ebenezer
Frog Pond
Grandview
Grape Creek
Hanging Dog
Hardin
Hiwassee Dam
Hothouse
Johnsonville
Jones Mill
Kennedy Falls
Kinsey
Letitia
Maltby
Marble
Moss
Nina
Oak Park
Ogreeta
Patrick
Peachtree
Persimmon Creek
Pleasant Hill
Postell
Ranger
Rhodo
Sales Ford
Shields
Suit
Terrazzo Switch
Texana
Tomotla
Topton
Turkey Pen
Turtletown
Unaka
Valley Town
Vests
Violet
Wehutty
Wolf Creek
Woodville

coves

Benny Cove
Big Cove
Big Cove
Brooks Cove
Buckeye Cove
Charlotte Cove
Coffey Cove
Dick Cove
Fain Cove
Fate Puett Cove
Gowans Cove
Jenkins Cove
John West Cove
Kilby Cove
Kimsey Cove
Moose Cove
Rail Cove
Rhea Cove
Shanty Cove
Trull Cove
Will Puett Cove

creeks

Aaron Creek
Alfred Creek
Allmon Creek
Anderson Creek
Ash Cove Creek
Bald Creek
Bates Creek
Bearpaw Creek
Beaver Creek
Beaverdam Creek
Beech Creek
Bell Creek
Bob Creek
Britton Creek
Brown Creek
Brush Creek
Buckhorn Creek
Camp Creek
Cane Creek
Chambers Creek
Coefield Creek
Collett Creek
Colvard Creek
Colvard Creek
Cook Creek
Cook Creek
Copper Creek
Crane Creek
Dan Holland Creek
Davis Creek
Dockery Creek
East Nelson Creek
Elbow Creek
Flax Creek
Garland Creek
Garreck Creek
George Creek
Gipps Creek
Grape Creek
Graybeard Creek
Gumflats Creek
Hambton Creek
Hanging Dog Creek
Harris Creek
Hays Mill Creek
Hot House Creek
Hyatt Creek
Junaluska Creek
Keener Creek
Kennedy Creek
Kirklin Creek
Left Fork Webb Creek
Little Brasstown Creek
Little Shoal Creek
Marble Creek
Martin Creek
Matherson Creek
McClellan Creek
Melton Creek
Mistletoe Creek
Moccasin Creek
Morgan Creek
Morris Creek
Owl Creek
Peachtree Creek
Peckerwood Creek
Persimmon Creek
Phillips Creek
Pile Creek
Potato Creek
Powder Burnt Creek
Puett Creek
Quinn Creek
Radder Creek
Raminger Creek
Rapier Mill Creek
Right Fork Webb Creek
Right Prong Martin Creek
Rocky Ford Creek
Rogers Creek
Rose Creek
Shuler Creek
Slate Creek
Slow Creek
Snyder Creek
South Fork Rapier Mill Creek
Sular Creek
Tatham Creek
Taylor Creek
Thrash Creek
Tipton Creek
Tom Thumb Creek
Townhouse Creek
Turnpike Creek
Vengeance Creek
Walker Mill Creek
Webb Creek
Welch Mill Creek
West Nelson Creek
West Prong Grape Creek
Will Creek
Will Scott Creek
Wolf Creek
Worm Creek

elevations

Lovers Leap

forests

Nantahala National Forest

forks

Right Fork

former communities

Old Apalachia

gaps

Allen Gap
Angelico Gap
Arp Gap
Barker Road Gap
Bearpen Gap
Bearpen Gap
Beaver Gap
Beaverdam Gap
Blackwell Gap
Bowans Gap
Bowman Gap
Burns Gap
Canedy Gap
Coldspring Gap
Cole Gap
Coleman Gap
Cozad Gap
Cumberland Gap
Derreberry Gap
Eagle Gap
Franklin Gap
Hanging Dog Gap
Harshaw Gap
Hayes Gap
Hogjaw Gap
Hogpen Gap
Hogpen Gap
Hurricane Gap
Indian Grave Gap
Indian Grave Gap
Junaluska Gap
Jutts Gap
Locust Gap
Marr Gap
Morrow Gap
Neely Gap
Old Road Gap
Owl Creek Gap
Pack Gap
Peter Dick Gap
Porterfield Gap
Red Log Gap
Rogers Gap
Sandy Gap
Sandy Gap
Sandy Gap
Sandy Gap
Sled Runner Gap
Swansee Gap
Tanbark Gap
Tarkiln Gap
Tatham Gap
Three Point Gap
Tipton Gap
Unicoi Gap
Valley Squirrel Gap
Will King Gap
Winfrey Gap
Wolf Creek Gap
Wolf Pen Gap

geological formations

Mitchell Lick

hills

Signal Pole Hill

historical markers

Baptist Mission historical marker
Cherokee War historical marker
Fort Butler historical marker
Hiwassee Dam historical marker
North Carolina-Georgia historical marker

historical sites

Fort Butler

knobs

Ammon Knob
Bear Knob
Big Stamp Knob
Buck Knob
Buck Knob
Carrell Knob
Carroll Knob
Defeat Knob
Freeman Knob
Halls Knob
Hawk Knob
Hays Knob
Hazel Knob
Hickory Knob
Jenks Knob
Jones Knob
Mason Knob
Nicks Knob
Peachtree Knob
Pine Knob
Rattlesnake Knob
Rich Knob
Rocky Knob
Rocky Knob
Tipton Knob
Whiteoak Knob
Wolf Knob

lakes

Apalachia Lake
Hiwassee Lake
Wood Lake

mountain features

Bryson Lead
Cobb Bluff
High Peak
High Peak
Moody Stamp
Rocky Face

mountain ranges

Snowbird Mountains
Unicoi Mountains
Valley River Mountains

mountains

Angelico Mountain
Bates Mountain
Bell Mountain
Big Stamp
Blackwell Mountain
Braden Mountain
Brushy Head Mountain
Bryant Mountain
Burger Mountain
Buzzard Roost
Canedy Mountain
Chestnut Gap Mountain
Chestnut Mountain
Damons Mountain
Dickey Mountain
Fain Mountain
Flea Mountain
Fort Butler Mountain
Franklin Mountain
Ghormley Mountain
Hanging Dog Mountain
Hibbard Mountain
Kildeer Mountain
Leatherwood Mountain
Mission Mountain
Moccasin Mountain
Monroe Mountain
Pack Mountain
Parker Mountain
Payne Mountain
Poor House Mountain
Round Mountain
Shuler Mountain
Stewart Mountain
Stockade Mountain
Vance Mountain
Wehutty Mountain
Wells Mountain
West Mountain
Wildcat Mountain
Will Scott Mountain
Young Mountain

parks

Hiwassee Lake State Park

regions

Appalachian Dialect Region

ridges

Benny Ridge
Buckhorn Ridge
Chestnut Orchard Ridge
Collett Ridge
Copper Ridge
Fishermare Ridge
Fork Ridge
Fork Ridge
Groundhog Ridge
Hipps Ridge
Horse Ridge
Long Ridge
Nin Ridge
Old Mattie Ridge
Parker Ridge
Peckerwood Ridge
Pine Stand Ridge
Rocky Pen Ridge
State Ridge
Steel Trap Ridge
Stewart Ridge
Tibb Ridge
Townhouse Ridge
Wolf Ridge

rivers

Hiwassee River
Nottely River
Tellico River
Valley River

schools

Andrews High School
Hiwassee Dam High School
Murphy High School
The Oaks Academy
Tri-County Early College High

tops

Abbot Top
Cantrell Top
Dave Bellew Top
Deaden Top
Dickey Top
Dillard Top
Farmer Top
Farmer Top
Graham Top
Happy Top
Harris Top
Harris Top
Haydon Top
Indian Top
John Ish High Top
Kennedy Top
Mumblehead Top
Nit Top
Old Billy Top
Old Mattie Top
Pack Top
Panther Flat Top
Panther Top
Patterson Top
Peels Top
Poplar Spring Top
Rocky Spring Top
Round Top
Round Top
Shingle Top
Shorty Top
Snowbird Top
Stalcup Top
Turner Top
Yates Top

towns

Andrews
Culberson
Murphy

townships

Beaverdam Township
Hot House Township
Murphy Township
Notla Township
Shoal Creek Township
Valley Town Township

transportation-related places

Regal Station

valleys

Ash Cove
Chestnut Flats
Penland Cove
Puett Cove
Ramp Cove
Round Cove
Swag Cove
Tava Cove
Trim Cove
Turkey Pen Hollow
Wet Hollow
Wild Cat Cove

waterfalls

Panther Den Falls