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Place Description
James Mill Creek

See Staffords Creek.

James-Town

See Jamesville.

Jameston

See Jamesville.

Jamestown

town in SW Guilford County. Settled 1752 and named for James Mendenhall, an early settler whose first name was chosen in Quaker fashion to avoid ostentation. Inc. 1816; rechartered 1947. Produces baked goods, corrugated boxes, and textiles. Home to Oakdale Cotton Mills, continuously operating since 1865. Alt. 779.

Jamestown Township

SW Guilford County.

Jamesville

town in E Martin County on Roanoke River. Est. 1785 as James Town; inc. 1832 as Jameston; name changed to Jamesville, 1855. Alt. 47.

Jamesville Township

NE Martin County.

Jane Cantrell Creek

rises in S Transylvania County and flows NW into South Prong [Glady Fork].

Jane Knob

E Macon County between Brown Creek and Corbin Creek.

Jane Otter Branch

rises in NW Macon County and flows NW into Otter Creek.