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Place Description
Curtis Cove

S Haywood County. A tributary of West Fork Pigeon River flows through the cove.
Curtis Creek

rises in N central Avery County and flows N into Elk River.
Curtis's Mills

See Curtis.
Curtiss Knob

S Macon County at the head of Piney Knob Creek.
Cuscopang River

See Scuppernong River.
Cushing Branch

rises in N Henderson County and flows NW into Cane Creek. Also known as Cushion Creek.
Cushion Creek

See Cushing Branch.
Cut Laurel Gap

in Stone Mountains, W Ashe County on the Tennessee state line. Named because early settlers encountered such a thick "rhododendron hell" there that they had to cut a tunnel through it for a mile or more. Alt. 3,746.
Cut-off Ridge

N Jackson County, extends N from Scott Creek.
Cutawhiskie Swamp

rises in SE Northampton County and flows NE into Hertford County, where it enters Livermans Mill Pond on Potecasi Creek. Named for an Indian village mentioned in local records (with various spellings) as early as 1718.