Gazetteer
| Place | Description | 
|---|---|
| Saltrock Gap | S Macon County on Tennessee Valley Divide. | 
| Saluda | town in SW Polk County. Settled 1878 after the construction of the railroad. Inc. 1881. Took its name from the Indian word salutah (corn river). Alt. 2,097. | 
| Saluda Mountain | S Henderson County along the South Carolina state line. Approx. 5 mi. long. | 
| Saluda Township | SW Polk County. | 
| Salvage Island | See Core Banks. | 
| Salvo | community on Hatteras Island, E Dare County. Formerly known as Clarks or Clarksville. | 
| Salyer's Bay | See Sulliers Bay. | 
| Sam Branch | rises in central Cherokee County and flows NW into Valley River. | 
| Sam Cove | NW Graham County on Deep Creek. | 
| Sam Doane Mountain | on Madison-Yancey County line between Moore Gap and Paint Gap. Named for an early settler. |