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Place Description
Lumberton

city and county seat, E central Robeson County on Lumber River. Alt. 137. Inc. 1788. Laid out on Red Bluff Plantation, owned by John Willis. Named for Lumber River. East Lumberton and West Lumberton, which see, formerly inc. municipalities, were made a part of the city of Lumberton in 1953.
Lumberton Township

E central Robeson County.
Lump Mountain

N Rutherford County near the head of Chalk Creek.
Lumptown

community in central Madison County at the head of Revere Creek.
Lunday

community in W central Mitchell County on Toe River. Alt. 2,346.
Luneville

See Polkton.
Lupton

former community on the southernmost island in the Hog Island group, NE Carteret County. Named for Lupton family.
Lupton Lake

in S Jackson County NE of Cashiers on Horsepasture River. Formed in 1924; covers 15 acres and has max. depth of 40 ft. Named for owner. Used for fishing, swimming, and boating and as a power source. Open to the public.
Luster

community in NE Durham County served by post office, 1881-1903.
Luther Branch

rises in NE Cherokee County on Brushy Head Mountain and flows NE into Taylor Creek.