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Place Description
Murrayville

former community on Cane Creek in N Henderson County (then Buncombe County); named for William Murray, whose home was there. Buncombe Turnpike ran nearby. A post office operated there, 1806 to ca. 1827. The Catawba grape was discovered growing in the vicinity.
Mush Island

a sandy formation about 2¼ mi. long and 1¼ mi. wide, surrounded by silty clay, on the banks of the Roanoke River SE of Weldon, NE Halifax County. The Collet map, 1770, shows Raglins Ferry at the site; called Prides Ferry on the Price map, 1808.
Musketo Inlet

through present Currituck Banks, E Currituck County, opened prior to 1657 and closed in the 1670s. Appears on the Ogilby map, 1671. See also Denniss Island.
Muskrat Branch

rises in SE Clay County and flows NW into Shooting Creek.
Muskrat Creek

rises in central Macon County and flows E into Cartoogechaye Creek.
Mussel Run

rises in E Greene County and flows SW into Contentnea Creek.
Musselshell Creek

rises in NE Jones County and flows SW into Trent River.
Muttenz

community in W Caldwell County on Johns River.
Mutton Creek

See Mud Creek.
Mutual Love

community in NW Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1877-79.