Gazetteer
| 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. |