community in W Robeson County. A post office operated there from 1800 to 1922.

SW Robeson County.

community in SE Beaufort County. Settled about 1910 and named for Fred R. Alfred, large landowner. Alt. 25.

rises in NE Cherokee County and flows NW into Taylor Creek.

community in S Yadkin County served by post office, 1886-1904.

See All Healing Springs.

See Crumpler.

community in W Alexander County. Springs discovered in 1882 by Milt Milstead and developed as a resort that was popular as late as 1911. Named for supposed healing qualities of water; known also as Alkalithia Springs. Alt. 1,225.

community in SW Gaston County near the NE slope of Crowders Mountain. A health resort flourished there in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries because of the mineral springs.

rises in N Yancey County and flows E into Nolichucky River.