rises in the highlands of Indian Island, SE Camden County, and flows SE into North River.

rises in N Duplin County and flows SW into Northeast Cape Fear River.

name given to far western counties by Horace Kephart in Our Southern Highlanders (1913). Derived from longtime inaccessibility of region.

between Shackleford Banks and Harkers Island in SE Carteret County.

rises in NW Onslow County and flows SW into Duplin County, where it enters Cypress Creek.

rises in NW Nash County and flows SE into Big Peachtree Creek.

rises in W Robeson County and flows SE into Lumber River in central Robeson County.

central Robeson County.

term used during the early settlement and colonial period for the vast interior of North Carolina, located away from the coastline and including both the modern-day Piedmont and Mountain regions.

rises in E Macon County and flows SW into Big Creek.