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Place Description
Little Contentnea Creek

rises in SE Wilson County and flows SE on the Greene-Pitt county line into Pitt County, then back to the Pitt-Greene county line, which it follows into Contentnea Creek. See also Contentnea Creek. Appears as Little Cotecktney Creek on the Collet map, 1770.
Little Cotecktney Creek

See Little Contentnea Creek.
Little Cove Creek

W Polk County flows NE and NW into Green River.
Little Crabtree Creek

rises in central Yancey County and flows E into South Toe River.
Little Craggy Knob

NE Buncombe County between Sugar Fork and Left Fork.
Little Crains Creek

See Whiteoak Creek.
Little Creek

rises in N Stokes County and flows SW into Peters Creek.
Little Creek Gap

on the Haywood-Madison county line.
Little Creek Point

S Onslow County in New River.
Little Crooked Creek

rises in SW McDowell County and flows E into Crooked Creek.