Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Shooting Ridge |
N Transylvania County, extends NE from Funneltop Mountain to Bradley Creek. |
| Shop Branch |
rises in NE Cherokee County and flows NW into Worm Creek. |
| Shop Cove |
on the Beaufort-Pitt County line at the confluence of Tar River and Tranters Creek. |
| Shop Creek |
rises in W Macon County and flows S into Little Choga Creek. |
| Shope Branch |
rises in S Macon County and flows SE into North Fork [Skennah Creek]. |
| Shope Cove |
N Macon County on a tributary of Burningtown Creek. |
| Shope Creek |
rises in N Buncombe County and flows SE into Bull Creek. |
| Shope Fork |
rises in S Macon County and flows NE into Coweeta Creek. |
| Shope Knob |
S Swain County between Cullasaja Branch and Jones Creek. |
| Shopton |
community in SW Mecklenburg County on the head of Steele Creek. Around 1880 J. R. Hays started a general store there. By 1890 several shops operated there, and the area became known as Shop Town or Shopton. |