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Place Description
Hadley

community in E Duplin County approx. 3 mi. E of town of Beulaville.

Hadley Township

NW Chatham County.

Hadley's Mill Pond

See Contentnea Lake.

Hadleys Mill

community in central Chatham County on Landum Creek. An early nineteenth-century post office was there. Old mill still standing but not in use.

Hadnot Creek

rises in W Carteret County and flows about 5 mi. SW into White Oak River. Named for an early settler.

Hadnot Point

in central Onslow County at the junction of Wallace Creek and New River. The headquarters and hospital of Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Air Station are there. Said to have been named for Charles Hadnot, an early settler.

Hagaman

community in N central Caldwell County. Named for Hagaman family, large landowners in the vicinity.

Hagan Creek

rises in S Surry County and flows SE into Yadkin River.

Hagan Fork

rises in central Catawba County and flows NE into McLin Creek.

Hagers

community in E Lincoln County served by post office, 1889-1903.