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Siler BaldSW Macon County at the head of Roaring Fork Creek approx. 1 mi. S of Wayah Gap. Alt. 5,216. Part of Nantahala Mountain Range. Named for Jesse Richardson Siler, pioneer settler in the area. See also Silers Bald.
Siler Bald Branchrises on the S side of Siler Bald in SW Macon County and flows SE into Bryson Branch.
Siler Citytown in W Chatham County. Known first as Matthews Cross Roads because it was at the junction of the Raleigh-Salisbury and Fayetteville-Greensboro plank roads. Later known as Siler's Store and Siler's Station. Post office est. there in 1880 as Energy; changed to Siler City in 1884. Inc. 1887. Alt. 598. Produces furniture, textiles, processed grain, and poultry.
Silers Baldmountain on the Swain County, N.C.-Sevier County, Tenn., line in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Welch Ridge near lat. 35°33'58" N., long. 83°33'56" W. Alt. 5,620. Named for Jesse Richardson Siler (1793-1876) of Franklin, who owned the mountain and kept large herds of cattle on it.
Siles Branchrises in W Swain County and flows NW into Nantahala River.
Siles GapS Swain County between the head of Tarkiln Branch and the head of Siles Branch.
Silk Hopecommunity in NW Chatham County. Probably named in antebellum period at a time when there was an interest in producing homegrown silk.
Sills Creekrises in N Pender County and flows NE into Sawyers Creek.
Sills Creekrises in W Rowan County and flows NE into Back Creek. Named for John Sill, who settled there in 1749.
Siloamcommunity in S Surry County on Yadkin River. Alt. 811. Halls Ferry across the river was operated there as late as the 1930s.