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Place Description
Cliftons Pond

on Crooked Creek in SW Franklin County. Formed about 1890. Covers approx. 55 acres. Max. depth 16 ft. Named for owners.

Cliftonville

community in N Wilson County near the head of Cattail Branch. Named for Clifton Parker. Post office, 1895-1902.

Climax

community in SE Guilford County. Alt. 824. Est. 1853. Named for its location on high ground.

Clinchcross

community in E McDowell County. Probably named for the nearby Clinchfield Railroad.

Cline Creek

rises in central Catawba County and flows SW into Clark Creek.

Cline Mine

former copper and gold mine near the community of Watts Crossroads, NE Cabarrus County approx. 8 mi. NE of Concord. Last worked about 1901-1902; later explored by the U.S. Bureau of Mines and by the Tennessee Copper Company.

Clines Township

N Catawba County.

Clingman

community in E Wilkes County near West Swan Creek. Named for Senator Thomas L. Clingman (1812-97). Known also as Frog Level.

Clingman Mine Branch

rises in N Avery County and flows E into Buckeye Creek on the Avery-Watauga county line.

Clingmans Creek

rises in N Swain County near Clingmans Dome and flows SE into Noland Creek.