rises in W Onslow County and flows NE into Southwest Creek.

See Mount Vernon Springs.

peak in W Madison County between Levy Branch and French Broad River.

See Hickory.

S Buncombe County between Billy Cove Gap and Little Hickory Top.

W Catawba County. Was Hickory Tavern Township prior to 1876.

rises in E Swain County on Yalaka Mountains near Hickorynut Knob and flows S into Una Creek.

E Swain County on Yalaka Mountains near the head of Hickorynut Branch.

in E Swain County between Second Hurricane Branch and Hickorynut Branch.

a long ridge, S McDowell County between Crooked Creek and Cove Creek.