W Carteret County, extends into White Oak River.

appears on Moseley map, 1733, as Handcocks Town in present Craven County. It was the Tuscarora Indian village of King Hancock, who participated in the 1710 attack on New Bern.

part of Cherry Point housing area in SE Craven County. See also Cherry Point.

rises in central Avery County and flows N into Kentucky Creek.

community in SE Davidson County. Residents formerly received mail at Jackson Hill, 3 mi. w, and wanted a post office that would be "handy" for them. Post office est. 1889, discontinued 1931.

N Wilkes County on Carters Mountain. Named for local family.

or former community in S Forsyth County. Named for Hanes family, which est. a mill village there. Now within the corporate limits of Winston-Salem. Alt. 887.

rises in S Yancey County and flows E into Elk Fork.

See Hanging Rock State Park.

community in NW Cherokee County.