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Place Description
Curtis

community in central Alamance County served by post office, 1855-1905.

Curtis Cove

S Haywood County. A tributary of West Fork Pigeon River flows through the cove.

Curtis Creek

rises in N central Avery County and flows N into Elk River.

Curtis's Mills

See Curtis.

Curtiss Knob

S Macon County at the head of Piney Knob Creek.

Cuscopang River

See Scuppernong River.

Cushing Branch

rises in N Henderson County and flows NW into Cane Creek. Also known as Cushion Creek.

Cushion Creek

See Cushing Branch.

Cut Laurel Gap

in Stone Mountains, W Ashe County on the Tennessee state line. Named because early settlers encountered such a thick "rhododendron hell" there that they had to cut a tunnel through it for a mile or more. Alt. 3,746.

Cut-off Ridge

N Jackson County, extends N from Scott Creek.