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Place Description
Hogpen Gap

SW Buncombe County S of Young Pisgah Mountain.
Hogpen Mountain

NW Rutherford County. Alt. approx. 1,900.
Hogs Falls

rapids in Neuse River in S Wayne County in The Roundabout. Mentioned as early as 1818 in a survey of the rivers of North Carolina.
Hogsed Cove

SE Clay County, through which Eagle Creek flows.
Hogshead Creek

rises in E Transylvania County and flows NW into French Broad River.
Hogtown

former town in N Martin County on Roanoke River about 1 mi. SE of Hamilton, which see. Appears on the Collet map, 1770, and on the Price map, 1808. In 1804, however, the polling place at Hogtown was moved to Hamilton, and the former place began to decline. Probably named for the local Hogg family.
Hoke

community in SW Washington County. Alt. 41. Known as Long Ridge from about 1857 until about 1900. The post office name was changed to Hoke in 1900 in honor of R. F. Hoke (1837-1912), the Confederate general who forced the evacuation of the Federal troops from the occupied towns of Plymouth and Washington in 1864.
Hoke County

was formed in 1911 from Cumberland and Robeson Counties. Located in the SE section of the state, it is bounded by Cumberland, Robeson, Scotland, Moore, and Harnett Counties. It was named for Robert F. Hoke (1837-1912) of Lincoln County, a major general in the Confederate army. Area: 382 sq. mi. County seat: Raeford, with an elevation of 262 ft. Townships are Allendale, Antioch, Blue Springs, McLauchlin, Quewhiffle, Raeford, and Stonewall. Produces corn, wheat, oats, soybeans, cotton, turkeys, livestock, hogs, watermelons, tools, concrete products, transformers, and textiles.
Holberts Cove

community in W Polk County W of Miller Mountain.
Holcombe

community in NE Madison County.