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Place Description
Albright Township

NW Chatham County.
Albright Township

former township in S central Alamance County, now township no. 7.
Albrittons

community in W Lenoir County.
Alco

community in E Montgomery County served by post office, 1889-1915.
Alder Branch

community in S Camden County. Alt. 10. Probably named for the alder bush, which grows in profusion in the vicinity. The branch, called Cross Branch in colonial days, connects a swamp that drains into Pasquotank River to another swamp that drains into North River.
Alderman

community in S Cumberland County served by post office, 1885-1907.
Aldridge Creek

rises in SW Person County and flows SE into South Flat River.
Ale

community in SW Stokes County served by post office, 1898-1903.
Alert

community in N Franklin County. Alt. 300. Settled about 1900. Name chosen by first postmaster, Thomas D. Farrow.
Alex's Creek

See Grants Creek.