NC Gazetteer

Caldwell County

… was formed in 1841 from Burke and Wilkes Counties. Located in the W central section of the state, it is bounded by Alexander, Catawba, Burke, Avery, Watauga, and Wilkes Counties. It was named for Joseph Caldwell (1773-1835), first president of the University of North Carolina. Area: 480 sq. mi. County seat: Lenoir, with an elevation of 1,182 ft. Townships are Globe, Judson, Johns River, King's Creek, Lenoir, Little River, Lovelady, Lower Creek, Mulberry, North Catawba, Patterson, Wilson Creek, and Yadkin Valley. Produces poultry, dairy products, hogs, furniture, apparel, textiles, hosiery, and gravel. Center of trucking industry.

beaches

Brown Mountain Beach

branches

Anthony Bolick Branch
Franklin Branch
Long Branch
Phillips’ Branch

cities

Lenoir

communities

Adake
Bailey's Camp
Baton
Blackstone
Buffalo Cove
Cedar Rock
Cedar Valley
Cheraw
Cora
Cottrell Hill
Downsville
Draco
Dudley Shoals
Dula Town
Edgemont
Emanuel
Finley
Gamewell
Globe
Hartland
Hazel Dell
Hibriten
Hollywood Ridge
Houck
Joycetown
Jumbo
Kelsey
Kings Creek
Laytown
Legerwood
Lizard Ridge
Maple Grove
Meadow Hill
Mount Hermon
Muttenz
Oak Hill
Olivet
Petra Mills
Pigtail
Piney
Possum Hollow
Rufus
Sampson
Saw Mill
Upton
Valmead
Warrior
Whitnel
Winklertown
Yadkin Valley

creeks

Abingdon Creek
Amos Creek
Anthony Creek
Blue Creek
Brumleys Creek
Buffalo Creek
Buffalo Creek
Cedar Creek
Celia Creek
China Creek
Coldass Creek
Craig's Creek
Dennis Creek
Donahues Creek
Fort Creek
Frankum's Creek
Freemason Creek
Gunpowder Creek
Harper Creek
Hickman's Creek
Holsclaw's Creek
Husbands Creek
Joes Creek
Kings Creek
Laytown Creek
Little Gunpowder Creek
Little Kings Creek
Little Mulberry Creek
Lost Cove Creek
Mill Creek
Mill Creek
Millers Creek
Millers Creek
Morris Creek
Mulberry Creek
New Years Creek
North Harper Creek
Pinchgut Creek
Raider Camp Creek
Rock Creek
Rockhouse Creek
Rush Creek
Sally's Creek
Setzer's Creek
Silver Creek
South Harper Creek
Spainhour Creek
Staffords Creek
Thunderhole Creek
Warrior Creek
Wilson Creek
Zacks Fork Creek

forests

Pisgah National Forest

forks

Blair Fork
Boone's Fork
Graggs Fork
Joe's Fork
Middle Fork [Lower Creek]
Spencers Fork

former communities

Grandin
Green Park

gaps

County Line Gap
Hugh Day's Gap
Indian Grave Gap
Kirby's Gap
Setzers Gap
Warrior Gap

hills

German's Hill

historical markers

Collett Leventhorpe historical marker
Davenport College historical marker
Fort Defiance historical marker
Stoneman's Raid historical marker

historical sites

Fort Defiance

knobs

Buckhorn Knob
Cox's Knob
Fletcher Knob
Gills Knob
Grassy Knob
Hickory Knob
High Knob
Listen Knob
Little Rocky Knob
Moses Knob
Naylors Knob
Pilot Knob
Rocky Knob
Rocky Knob
Tate's Knob
Woodcock Knob

lakes

Rhodhiss Lake

mountain features

Little Brushy Mount

mountain ranges

Brushy Mountains
Globe Mountains
Green Mountain

mountains

Adams Mountain
Bee Mountain
Bradford Mountain
Brown Mountain
Browns Mountain
Bullinger Mountain
Butte Mountain
Cajahs Mountain
Chestnut Mountain
Chestnut Mountain
Chestnut Mountain
Fork Mountain
Grandfather Mountain
Hen Mountain
Hibriten Mountain
Hickory Knob Mountain
Jerry Mountain
Joe White Mountain
Lick Mountain
Little Brush Mountain
Little Buck Mountain
Loose Mountain
Pilot Mountain
Rip Shin Mountain
Rippetoe Mountain
Round Mountain
Sand Mountain
Staircase Mountain
Story Mountain
Warrior Mountain
Whiteface Mountain
Wolf Pen Mountain

points of interest

Twin Poplars

regions

Appalachian Dialect Region
Piedmont Dialect Region

ridges

County Line Ridge
Hulme Hill
Pine Ridge
Shearer's Hill
Wilson Ridge
Yellow Buck Ridge

rivers

Catawba River
Middle Little River
Upper Little River
Yadkin River

runs

Mountain Run

schools

Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy
Caldwell Early College
Gateway High School
Hibriten High School
South Caldwell High School
West Caldwell High School

tops

Flat Top
Peaked Top

towns

Blowing Rock
Collettsville
Granite Falls
Hudson
Mortimer
Patterson
Rhodhiss

townships

Globe Township
Hudson Township
Johns River Township
Kings Creek Township
Lenoir Township
Little River Township
Lovelady Township
Lower Creek Township
Mulberry Township
North Catawba Township
Patterson Township
Wilson Creek Township
Yadkin Valley Township

valleys

Happy Valley

waterfalls

Granite Falls