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Place Description
Mill Swamp Creek

rises in E Robeson County and flows SE into Lumber River.
Mill Tail Creek

rises in W Dare County and flows N and W into Alligator River. Appears on the Collet map, 1770, as Mill Creek.
Mill Timber Creek

rises in central Avery County and flows SW into Linville River.
Mill Town

See Shiloh.
Millboro

community in N Randolph County.
Millbridge

community in W Rowan County. Named for the mill built in 1822 by Samuel Kerr and the nearby bridge over Kerr Creek.
Millbrook

community in N central Wake County approx. 3 mi. N of the city of Raleigh. Settled prior to 1860 and named for the brook on which a gristmill operated. Alt. 318.
Milledgeville

See Tuckertown.
Miller

community in E central Wayne County. Formerly known as Millers Station.
Miller Branch

rises in E central Bertie County and flows N into Cricket Swamp.