N Graham County between Tuskeegee Creek and Sawyer Creek.

S central Transylvania County between Allison Creek and Lamb Creek.

See Marsh Swamp.

community in central Buncombe County W of Woodfin. Alt. 1,950.

central Buncombe County NE of Asheville, extend from Peach Knob to Roaring Gap. Alt. 3,149-3,190.

town in NW Avery County. Inc. 1885. First county court held there while the courthouse at Newland was under construction. Named for elk that once roamed the region. Alt. 3,182.

W Wilkes County between Elk Creek and Stony Fork Creek.

S Watauga County, extends NE between Dutch Creek and Clark Creek.

extends S from Bluff Mountain in SW Ashe County.

rises in NE Avery County near Banner Elk and flows W into Tennessee, where it enters Watauga River. For most of its course, it flows in a deep gorge.