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Place Description
Clarkton

town in S Bladen County. Alt. 93. Inc. 1901. Known earlier as Brown Marsh Station and Dalton. Renamed after 1863 for John Hector Clark (1821-98).

Clarrissa

community in S Mitchell County served by post office, 1887-1952.

Clawhammer Cove

N Transylvania County, extends S from Clawhammer Mountain to Avery Creek.

Clawhammer Creek

rises in N Transylvania County and flows E into South Fork Mills River.

Clawhammer Mountain

in N Transylvania County between Clawhammer Cove and Clawhammer Creek.

Clay

community in E Granville County.

Clay

See Linville.

Clay County

was formed in 1861 from Cherokee County. In the W section of the state, it is bounded by the state of Georgia and by Cherokee and Macon Counties. It was named for Kentucky senator Henry Clay (1777-1852). Area: 219 sq. mi. County seat: Hayesville, with an elevation of 1,893 ft. Townships are Brasstown, Hayesville, Hiwassee, Shooting Creek, Sweetwater, and Tusquittee. Produces corn, cable, cattle, hay, poultry, lumber, and apparel.

Clay Fork

community in SE Cumberland County served by post office, 1875-1906.

Clay Knob

mountain on the Clay-Macon county line. Alt. approx. 4,900. In 2003 state legislature directed counties to rename mountain.

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