rises in N Cleveland County and flows SE into Knob Creek.

rises in S central Transylvania County and flows S into French Broad River.

rises in central Carteret County and flows N into Craven County, where it enters Neuse River. A canal connecting the headwaters of Adams Creek with Newport River provides access between Newport and Neuse Rivers for the Intracoastal Waterway. For a part of its course, Adams Creek forms the boundary between Carteret and Craven Counties.

rises in E Swain County and flows S between Cooper Creek and Owl Branch into Oconaluftee River.

rises in central Cabarrus County and flows SE into Dutch Buffalo Creek. Named for John Adam Blackwelder, an early settler.

community in W Wake County between Brier Creek and Sycamore Creek.

in NW Swain County extends S on a tributary of Ekaneetlee Creek to Grill Cove.

W Caldwell County. Alt. 1,500.

point of land in E Beaufort County on Pamlico River near the mouth of Pungo River. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733.

community in E Henderson County on Big Hungry Creek.