NC Gazetteer

Goodwin Creek

Also known as: Cypress Creek, Cypress Swamp, Goodings Creek
A creek in Perquimans County
… rises in W Perquimans County and flows E into Perquimans River. Named for Caleb Goodwin, who operated a mill on the creek about 1820. Appears as Cypress Swamp on the Moseley map, 1733, and generally known as Cypress Creek until renamed for the miller. Appears as Goodings Creek on the 1905 soil-survey map.