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Place Description
Groometown

community in S Guilford County. Named for local family.

Gross Mine

former gold mine in S Yadkin County on Harmon Creek.

Grotto

community in N Moore County served by post office, 1893-1905.

Groundhog Branch

rises in S Watauga County and flows SE into Yadkin Creek.

Groundhog Creek

rises in N Haywood County and flows SW into Pigeon River.

Groundhog Ridge

NW Cherokee County in the Unicoi Mountains.

Groundnut Creek

rises in NW Lenoir County and flows SE into Moseley Creek. Named for the groundnut, or peanut. Groundnut Swamp appears in local records as early as 1750-60.

Grove Creek

rises in central Duplin County and flows E into Northeast Cape Fear River. Appears on the Collet map, 1770, as Grove Swamp.

Grove Hill

community in S Warren County E of Buffalo Creek and S of Reedy Creek. Settled prior to 1800; post office est. 1828 but discontinued in 1954. In 1840 the post office name was temporarily changed to Owens Store. See also Fontena.

Grove Swamp

See Grove Creek.