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Norvalcommunity in W Harnett County served by post office, 1856-1908.
Norwoodtown in SE Stanly County on Lake Tillery. Alt. 365. Post office est. there in 1826 and named for William C. Norwood, first postmaster. Inc. 1881.
Norwood LakeSee Lake Tillery.
Notla TownshipS central Cherokee County.
Nottely Riverrises in Georgia and flows N into Cherokee County, through which it flows n, w, and NE into Hiwassee River about 2 mi. W of Murphy.
Nottoway Riverrises in Virginia and flows SE into Hertford County, where it joins Blackwater River on the Gates-Hertford county line to form Chowan River. Nottoway, meaning "adders" or "rattlesnakes," was a name applied by Algonquian neighbors to Indians in the area. The name Nataway River appears on the Ogilby map, 1671, intended for the river but mistakenly applied to the present Wiccacon River. See also Weyanoke Creek.
Notts IslandSee Mackay Island.
Nova Scotia Branchrises in SW Macon County and flows NW into Nantahala River.
Nubbin RidgeSee Jones Chapel.
Nubbinscuffle Creekrises in W Yancey County and flows S into Bald Creek.