Owens Gap | on the Jackson-Transylvania county line N of the head of West Fork French Broad River. Alt. 3,590. |
Owens Knob | S Wilkes County at the NE end of Gill Mountain. Alt. 1,350. The W. Kerr Scott Dam on Yadkin River is nearby. Named for one Owen, who lived there in 1752 when Moravian surveyors arrived. |
Owens Point | extends from E Onslow County into White Oak River. Probably named for either Thomas Owens or Benjamin Owens, two early settlers there. |
Owens Store | See Grove Hill. |
Owensville | See Roseboro. |
Owl Branch | rises in E Swain County near Rattlesnake Mountain and flows SW parallel to Adams Creek into Oconaluftee River. |
Owl Creek | rises in N Cherokee County and flows SW into Hiwassee River. |
Owl Creek Gap | N Cherokee County on Hanging Dog Mountain near the headwaters of Owl Creek. |
Owl Knob | on the Jackson-Swain county line SW of Rattlesnake Mountain. |
Owl Knob | N Macon County on Matlock Creek. |