NC Gazetteer

Potecasi Creek

Also known as: Weyanok Creek, Meherrin Creek
A creek in Northampton County and Hertford County
… rises in central Northampton County and flows E into Hertford County, where it enters Meherrin River. Appears as Weyanok Creek on the Ogilby map, 1671. The upper portion of Potecasi Creek is marked Catawhisky on the Moseley map, 1733. Appears as Meherrin Creek on the Collet map, 1770.