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Terra Ceiacommunity in N central Beaufort County. Alt. 16. Settled in the early 1920s by Dutch bulb growers; the community's name means "heavenly land."
Terra Cottaformer community in central Guilford County, now within the bounds of Greensboro. Name is Latin for "cooked earth." Named for the hard-baked clay plant there. Alt. 889.
Terrace ForkSee Terris Fork.
Terrapincommunity in W Halifax County served by post office, 1893-1911.
Terrapin Creekrises in E Catawba County and flows E into Catawba River.
Terrapin Creekrises in W Warren County and flows N into Blue Mud Creek.
Terrapin Islandtidal-marsh island in Pamlico Sound, NE Pamlico County.
Terrapin Mountainin S Jackson County between Chattooga Ridge and Chattooga River. Also called Fodderstack Mountain. Alt. 4,510. Known by the Cherokee Indians as Klansoona (terrapin).
Terrapin Pointin SE Bertie County extending into Batchelor Bay at the N side of Cashie River.
Terrapin Pointcommunity in W Halifax County.