NC Gazetteer

Nash County

… was formed in 1777 from Edgecombe County. Located in the NE section of the state, it is bounded by Edgecombe, Wilson, Johnston, Franklin, and Halifax Counties. It was named for Gen. Francis Nash (1742-77) of Hillsborough, mortally wounded at the Battle of Germantown while fighting under George Washington. Area: 552 sq. mi. County seat: Nashville, with an elevation of 180 ft. Townships are Bailey, Castalia, Coopers, Dry Wells, Ferrells, Griffins, Jackson, Mannings, Nashville, North Whitakers, Oak Level, Red Oak, Rocky Mount, South Whitakers, and Stony Creek. Produces tobacco, corn, wheat, oats, peanuts, cotton, poultry, hogs, livestock, machinery, computers, plastics, sweet potatoes, strawberries, cantaloupes, cucumbers, bakery products, textiles, furniture, lumber, and apparel.

branches

Bear Branch
Beaverdam Branch
Beaverdam Branch
Big Branch
Flat Rock Branch
Gabes Branch
Gin Branch
Goose Branch
Grape Branch
Haw Branch
Henry Branch
Mill Pond Branch
Miry Branch
Pine Log Branch
Rose Branch
Shelley Branch
Short Swamp Branch
Terry Branch

cities

Rocky Mount

communities

Aventon
Belford
Benvenue
Cockrells Crossroads
Coopertown
Dortches
Drywells
Dukes
Easonburg
Eatman
Finch
Glover
Gold Rock
Gold Valley Crossroads
Hickory
Highs Crossroads
Hilliardston
Hunts
Ita
Lancaster Crossroads
Matthews Crossroads
Momeyer
Mount Pleasant
Nuns
Oakland
Ransom's Bridge
Samaria
Sandy Cross
Stanhope
Taylor Crossroads
Taylors Store
Union Hope
Whitleys Crossroads
Winstead Crossroads

creeks

Bear Creek
Biddie Toe Creek
Big Peachtree Creek
Driving Creek
Fishing Creek
Lassiters Creek
Little Peachtree Creek
Little Sapony Creek
Maple Creek
Moccasin Creek
Peachtree Creek
Pig Basket Creek
Sandy Creek
Sandy Creek
Sapony Creek
Stony Creek
Swift Creek

former communities

Argo

historical markers

Cornwallis historical marker
Cornwallis historical marker
Country Doctor Museum historical marker
Falls Of The Tar Church historical marker
Gold Mines historical marker
Harold D. Cooley 1897-1974 historical marker
Jim Thorpe 1886-1953 historical marker
Kay Kyser historical marker
Lafayette historical marker
North Carolina Wesleyan College historical marker
Operation Dixie historical marker
P. T. Barnum historical marker
Rocky Mount Mills historical marker

lakes

Gum Lake

marshes

Reed Marsh

ponds

Bissett Mill Pond
Boddies Mill Pond
Lamms Mill Pond
Tippetts Mill Pond

prongs

Press Prong
Race Prong

regions

Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain Dialect Region

runs

Jumping Run
Tumbling Run

schools

Avent School
Bailey School
Castalia School
Easonburg School
Edgecombe Youth Development Center
Evans School
Jeffreys School
Lewis Ricks School
Little Raleigh School
Macklin School
Middlesex School
Morgan School
NRM Early College High School
Nash Central High School
Nash County Training School
Northern Nash High School
Rawlins School
Rocky Mount High School
Rocky Mount Preparatory
Southern Nash High School
Spring Hope Colored High School
Spring Hope Colored High School Teacherage
Tar River Academy
Taybron School
Taylor-Shiloh School
Whitakers School

springs

Wells Mineral Spring

swamps

Back Swamp
Black Swamp
Crooked Swamp
Gideon Swamp
Horn Beam Swamp
Jacobs Swamp
Lane Swamp
Little Swamp
White Oak Swamp

towns

Bailey
Battleboro
Castalia
Middlesex
Nashville
Red Oak
Sharpsburg
Spring Hope
Westry
Whitakers

townships

Bailey Township
Castalia Township
Coopers Township
Dry Wells Township
Ferrells Township
Griffins Township
Jackson Township
Mannings Township
Nashville Township
North Whitakers Township
Oak Level Township
Red Oak Township
Rocky Mount Township
South Whitakers Township
Stony Creek Township