Gazetteer
| Place | Description | 
|---|---|
| Spanish Oak Branch | rises in W central Transylvania County and flows S into Catheys Creek. | 
| Spanish Oak Gap | S Haywood County on Shining Creek. | 
| Spanish Oak Hill | SW Alamance County. | 
| Spanish Oak Mountain | central Avery County. | 
| Spanking Back Creek | See Silas Creek. | 
| Sparkling Catawba Springs | See Catawba Springs. | 
| Sparkman | community in W Onslow County served by post office, 1888-1909. | 
| Sparks Creek | appears on the Collet map, 1770, in NW Davidson County N of Fryes Creek. It flows W into Muddy Creek. | 
| Sparks Gap | central Mitchell County on Pumpkin Patch Mountain. | 
| Sparks Ridge | E Mitchell County between Bear Creek and Bailey Meadows. |