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Place Description
Etheridge's Branch

rises in NW Wilson County and flows S and SE into Contentnea Creek.

Ethram Boney Bay

a large sandy loam marsh in S Duplin County.

Etna

community in N Macon County on Lakey Creek.

Etowah

community in W Henderson County. Alt. 2,101. The name comes from the Cherokee word I'tawa or Et-toh-wah, an unidentified kind of tree.

Eubanks

community in S Orange County.

Euchulla Cove

W Swain County between Wiggins Creek and Nantahala River.

Eufola

community in W Iredell County on Southern Railway. Alt. 788. Prior to 1903 known as Deep Cut; the railroad station was Plotts. May have been named for the Eufaula or Yufala Indian tribe in Georgia.

Eupeptic Springs

community and former resort (1860s-1870s), NW Iredell County. Known as Powder Springs prior to development as a resort by Dr. John Ford, who renamed it Eupeptic (good digestion).

Euphronia

community in N Moore County served by post office, 1877-1905.

Eure

town in W Gates County. Alt. 22. Inc. 1915, but no longer active in municipal affairs.