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Place	Description
Green Valley	community in W Ashe County.
Green's Ferry	See Spring Bank.
Green's Grove	See Washburns Store.
Greenback	community in N central Warren County. Post office est. 1884, discontinued 1907.
Greenbrier Knob	See Mount Davis.
Greene Channel	in the SW end of Topsail Sound, S Pender County.
Greene County	was formed in 1799 when the name of Glasgow County, which see, was changed to Greene. Located in the E section of the state, it is bounded by Pitt, Lenoir, Wayne, and Wilson Counties. It was named for Gen. Nathanael Greene (1742-86), Revolutionary War leader whose action at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse led to the American victory at Yorktown. Area: 269 sq. mi. County seat: Snow Hill, with an elevation of 74 ft. Townships are Bull Head, Carrs, Hookerton, Jason, Olds, Ormonds, Shine, Snow Hill, and Speights Bridge. Produces tobacco, corn, cotton, poultry, hogs, turkeys, sweet potatoes, sorghum, oats, lumber, fiberglass products, transformers, and textiles. See also St. Patrick's Parish.
Greene County	now in Tennessee, was created in 1783 and named in honor of Gen. Nathanael Greene (1742-86). Greeneville became the county seat. It was a part of the territory ceded by North Carolina in 1789 to the federal government.
Greene Ridge	N Madison County between Big Creek and Dry Creek.
Greene Township	SE Guilford County. Named for Gen. Nathanael Greene.