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Place Description
Hodges Mill Creek

rises in E Wake County and flows W into Neuse River.

Hodgetown

community in E Watauga County S of Camp Branch and W of Elk Creek.

Hodgins Pond

S Hoke County on Raft Swamp, was formed in 1871 and named for Henry Hodgins. Covers 100 acres; max. depth 8 ft.

Hoe Swamp

rises in N Sampson County and flows SE into Six Runs Creek.

Hoffman

town in E Richmond County. Settled in the mid-1870s with the construction of Raleigh and Augusta Air Line Railroad. Inc. 1899 and reincorporated in 1913. Named for Richard C. Hoffman (1839-1926), president of the railroad. Post office est. there 1878. During World War II, Camp Mackall was adjacent to Hoffman on the E in Richmond and Scotland Counties.

Hoflers Fork

community in E Gates County.

Hofmann Forest

Onslow and Jones Counties, contains 78,000 acres. Est. in 1934 by the North Carolina Forestry Foundation. Named for Dr. Julius V. Hofmann (1882-1965), who est. the forest program at North Carolina State College in 1929 and was director of the Division of Forestry when he retired in 1948. Used as a demonstration forest by N.C. State University.

Hog Back Mountain

NE Madison County between Bear Wallow Branch and Peter Cove Creek.

Hog Branch

rises in NW Ashe County and flows S into Big Laurel Creek.

Hog Branch

rises in W Orange County and flows S into Cane Creek.