NC Gazetteer

Cokey Swamp

Also known as: Tyancoka Creek, Tinoco Creek, Tincoco, Tiancoco Creek, Tincoco Creek
A swamp in Edgecombe County
… rises in SE Nash County and flows SE into W Edgecombe County, where it enters Town Creek. An Indian village, Tiancok, which see, appears on the site on the Comberford map, 1657. Tyancoka Creek appears on the Collet map, 1770, at the location, and the spelling Tincoco and Tiancoco are used on other maps. See also Redmans Old Field.