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"The North Carolina Gazetteer is a geographical dictionary in which an attempt has been made to list all of the geographic features of the state in one alphabet. It is current, and it is historical as well. Many features and places that no longer exist are included; many towns and counties for which plans were made but which never materialized are also included. Some names appearing on old maps may have been imaginary, but many of them also appear in this gazetteer.

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Place Description
Hawk

community in E Mitchell County at the junction of Right Fork [Cane Creek] and Left Fork [Cane Creek]. A post office there known as Hawk Mine operated from 1872 to 1883.
Hawk Branch

N Yancey County, is formed by the junction of South Fork Hawk Creek and Middle Fork Hawk Creek and flows W into Cane River. Sometimes known locally as Hog Branch.
Hawk Creek

rises in E Mitchell County and flows SW into Left Fork [Cane Creek].
Hawk Knob

N Cherokee County on NW end of Chestnut Mountain in the Unicoi Mountains.
Hawk Mine

See Hawk.
Hawk Mountain

E Mitchell County between Big Spring Gap and Little Yellow Mountain. Alt. approx. 5,450.
Hawk Ridge

N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a short spur extending W from Welch Ridge between Huggins Branch and Elbow Branch.
Hawkbill Creek

rises in NE Buncombe County and flows NE into Mineral Creek.
Hawkbill Gap

NE Buncombe County between Hawkbill Rock and Snowball Mountain.
Hawkbill Rock

prominent rock mass in NE Buncombe County near lat. 35°42'30" N., long. 82°24'45" W., in Pisgah National Forest. When viewed from the valley below, the rock has the appearance of a hawk's bill.