Quankey Creek
Also known as: Quonutka Creek, Quountka Creek
… rises in N Halifax County and flows SE into Roanoke River. Appears as Quountka Creek on the Moseley map, 1733; does not appear on the Collet map, 1770, or the Price map, 1808. Appears next on the MacRae map, 1833, with its present name. A Tuscarora Indian name. Indian relics have been found along its lower course.
