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Place Description
Devils Courthouse

a mountain of jagged black rock in NW Transylvania County near the Haywood County line. Located S of the Blue Ridge Parkway, from which a spectacular overlook affords a fine view of the mountain. Named for its sinister appearance. Alt. 5,740.

Devils Creek

rises in NW Yancey County and flows NE into Nolichucky River.

Devils Creek Gap

NW Yancey County near the head of Devils Creek.

Devils Den

ridge in S Yancey County extending S between Little Mountain Creek and Long Arm Ridge.

Devils Elbow

a sharp bend in the Cashie River, SE Bertie County. Appears on the Collet map, 1770.

Devils Elbow Landing

on Pungo River, E Beaufort County.

Devils Fork

rises in E Henderson County and flows W into Mud Creek.

Devils Fork Gap

on the Madison County, N.C.-Unicoi County, Tenn., line.

Devils Garden

on the Alexander-Wilkes county line. Alt. 3,428. A rough, rocky area in which rattlesnakes and copperheads are commonly found.

Devils Garden

a strip of rough, stony land beside another strip of steep, eroded land, SE Buncombe County between Trantham Creek and Laurel Branch.