NC Gazetteer

Duplin County

… was formed in 1750 from New Hanover County. Located in the E section of the state, it is bounded by Jones, Onslow, Pender, Sampson, Wayne, and Lenoir Counties. It was named for Thomas Hay (1710-87), Lord Duplin, member of the Board of Trade and Plantations. Area: 823 sq mi. County seat: Kenansville, with an elevation of 127 ft. Townships are Albertson, Cypress Creek, Faison, Glisson, Island Creek, Kenansville, Limestone, Magnolia, Rockfish, Rose Hill, Smith, Warsaw, and Wolfescrape. Produces hogs, turkeys, cotton, cattle, bell peppers, sweet potatoes, hay, wheat, oats, nursery products, cabbage, collards, strawberries, cucumbers, lumber, poultry, textiles, and wine.

areas

Glade, The

bays

Bearford Bay
Calico Bay

branches

Bear Marsh Branch
Big Branch
Bland Branch
Buck Branch
Buckhill Branch
Buckskin Branch
Burnt Coat Branch
Buster Hall Branch
Cam Branch
Cow Hole Branch
Dark Branch
Dicks Branch
Elder Branch
Grape Branch
Halls Marsh Branch
Harrelson Branch
Harrys Branch
Holder Branch
Jump and Run Branch
Long Branch
Marsh Branch
Mill Branch
Mill Branch
North Prong Horse Branch
Okie Branch
Paget Branch
Pasture Branch
Peachtree Branch
Persimmon Branch
Pinchgut Branch
Poley Branch
Rattlesnake Branch
Reedy Branch
Reedy Branch
Sandy Run Branch
Tamban Branch
West Prong Horse Branch
Whiteoak Branch
Whiteoak Branch

brooks

Beaverdam Brook

communities

Albertson
Baltic
Beautancus
Bowdens
Branchs Store
Cabin
Carroll
Cartersville
Cedar Fork
Charity
Chinquapin
Concord
Corine
Cypress Creek
Drummersville
Fountain
Friendship
Ganders Fork
Hadley
Hallsville
Humphrey
Jacksons Crossroads
Joford
Juford
Kornegay
Lanefield
Lanier Crossroads
Lyman
Maready
McGowen
Murphey
Myrts
Natural Wells
North East
Outlaws Bridge
Pasley
Pearsall
Petersburg Crossing
Pin Hook
Pleasant Grove
Potters Hill
Red Hill
Red Store Crossroads
Resaca
Rhodes
Safe
Scotts Store
Sholars Crossroads
Sloan
Snatchet
Snow Hill Crossroads
Summerlins Crossroads
Sutton
Tharon
Tin City
Xenia

creeks

Beaverdam Creek
Cabin Creek
Cypress Creek
Doctors Creek
Duffs Creek
Grove Creek
Island Creek
Limestone Creek
Little Beaverdam Creek
Little Limestone Creek
Little Rockfish Creek
Matthews Creek
Maxwell Creek
Millers Creek
Muddy Creek
Nahunga Creek
North Fork Nahunga Creek
Panther Creek
Panther Creek
Pollock Mill Creek
Ricks Creek
Rockfish Creek
Stocking Head Creek
Taylors Creek

depressions

Cavanaugh Ditch
Kenan Ditch

freshwater areas

Hollands Sein Hole
Long Reach Sein Hole

historical markers

Battle Of Rockfish historical marker
Confederate Arms Factory historical marker
E. E. Smith 1852-1933 historical marker
Grove Church historical marker
Henry L. Stevens, Jr. historical marker
Hugh Mcaden historical marker
James Gillespie historical marker
James Kenan historical marker
James M. Sprunt 1818-1884 historical marker
Liberty Hall historical marker
Parker Robbins 1834-1917 historical marker
Rockfish Church historical marker
Samson L. Faison historical marker
Thos. O. Larkin historical marker
William Houston historical marker

islands

Big Deserter Island
Big Island
Blue Ridge Island
Charlies Island
Cow Island
Deserter Island
Reedy Island

lakes

Raynors Lake

marshes

Back Marsh
Cherry Pond
Ethram Boney Bay
Gibbs Lake
Neds Marsh
Wildcat Pond

parishes

St. Gabriel's Parish

pocosins

Angola Bay
Dry Pocosin
Kenan Pocosin
Rattlesnake Pocosin

points of interest

Marl Pits

ponds

Barden Pond
Beasleys Mill Pond
Boney Mill Pond
Bowden Pond
Calypso Community Pond
Deavers Mill Pond
Hall Pond
Hide Pond
Maxwells Mill Pond
Merritt Mill Pond
Newkirk Mill Pond
Outlaws Pond
Rouse Pond
Run of the Mill Pond
Sanderson Fish Pond
Taylors Pond
Whitfields Pond

populated places

Sarecta

regions

Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain Dialect Region

rivers

Northeast Cape Fear River

runs

Buck Run
Horse Run
Maple Run
Sandy Run

schools

Chinquapin School and Gym
Duplin Early College High
East Duplin High
James Kenan High
North Duplin Jr Sr High
Wallace-Rose Hill High

swamps

Back Swamp
Bear Swamp
Goshen Swamp
Harrells Bay
Hell Swamp
Herring Swamp
Jack Island Swamp
Mill Swamp
Mill Swamp
Poley Swamp
Stephens Swamp
Tea Swamp

towns

Beulaville
Calypso
Faison
Greenevers
Harrells
Kenansville
Magnolia
Rose Hill
Teachey
Wallace
Warsaw

townships

Albertson Township
Cypress Creek Township
Faison Township
Glisson Township
Island Creek Township
Kenansville Township
Limestone Township
Magnolia Township
Rockfish Township
Rose Hill Township
Smith Township
Warsaw Township
Wolfscrape Township