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Lydiacommunity in W Sampson County served by post office, 1891-1907.
Lydia Creekrises in E Transylvania County and flows SE into French Broad River.
Lydie MountainN Buncombe County in the Elk Mountains.
Lyle Creekrises in N Catawba County and flows SE into Catawba River. Appears on Collet map, 1770, as Liles Creek.
Lyle KnobE Macon County between Mason Mountain and the head of Thompson Branch. Alt. approx. 3,600.
Lymancommunity in SE Duplin County.
Lynchcommunity in SW Madison County.
Lynch CoveSE Buncombe County E of Sheep Ridge.
Lynch Creekrises in N Orange County and flows N into Caswell County, where it enters North Hyco Creek.
Lynch Creekrises in S Vance County and flows S into Franklin County, where it enters Tar River. Appears as Linches Creek on the Collet map, 1770. Said to have been named for a Major Lynch, who was sent to Bute County (now Franklin and Warren Counties) by Governor Tryon in 1768 to collect taxes but was hanged by a mob of Regulators on the bank of the stream.