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Place Description
Liles Creek

See Lyle Creek.
Lilesville

town in E Anson County. Inc. 1874. A post office as early as 1827. Named for Nelson P. Liles, local merchant. Alt. 474.
Lilesville Township

E Anson County.
Lilleys Millpond

See Greens Millpond.
Lillian

community in N Wake County.
Lillie

See Lizzie.
Lillington

town and county seat on Cape Fear River, central Harnett County. Inc. 1859; the name was changed from Long Creek Village to Lillington in honor of the Revolutionary War patriot Alexander Lillington (1725-86). Alt. 325. Produces apparel. See also Summerville.
Lillington County

was authorized to be est. in 1859 from a portion of New Hanover County, provided that two-thirds of the qualified voters of Rocky Point Precinct approved. The act was not approved, but Pender County, which see, was later est. in approx. the same area.
Lillington Creek

rises in E Pender County and flows SW into Northeast Cape Fear River. Named for Gen. Alexander Lillington (1725-86), whose plantation was nearby. Appears as Island Creek on the Collet map, 1770; as Maxwell Creek on the Price map, 1808; and as Lillington's Mill Creek on the MacRae map, 1833.
Lillington Township

central Harnett County.