According to William S Powell's North Carolina Gazetteer, Back Creek arises in western Alamance County and flows southeast into Great Alamance Creek. Another Back Creek arises in western Orange County and flows southwest into Alamance County into Haw River. This Back Creek on an old map is also known as Buffalo Creek. There is no entry for the other two creeks but a creek called Stag Creek which rises in northeastern Alamance County and flows south into Back Creek. This Gazetteer is a valuable source of information for people researching deeds and land grants which almost always mentioned what waters they were near or on. It is available in the North Carolina section of most bookstores. The Alamance Register of Deeds office or the local history section of the Burlington public library may have maps which more accurately show the location of these creeks. JBR -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Ellington Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 10:48 AM To: D-OGS closed list Subject: [NCDOGS] a query about some "old Orange" creeks I received the following query looking for any info on some creeks in early Orange County. Do the names "Back Creek", "Suggs Creek" or "Stage Creek" mean anything to any of you? Apparently they are in the Haw River area. -- Richard =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Richard K. Ellington ITS Facilities Manager Information Technology Services University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 440 W. Franklin St., CB 1150 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1150 Control Center - http://control-center.unc.edu 919-698-8591 (voice) 919-843-9153 (fax) [email protected] "We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job". -Winston Churchill =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= ************************* Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

William Blackwood was an early settler in Orange.  Some of his land....and he had a bunch, was on Buffalo Creek...which as I understand it flows pretty close to current Greensboro in Guilford Co. Bebe Fox -----Original Message----- From: Jim Richmond <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 8:01 pm Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] a query about some "old Orange" creeks According to William S Powell's North Carolina Gazetteer, Back Creek arises in western Alamance County and flows southeast into Great Alamance Creek. Another Back Creek arises in western Orange County and flows southwest into Alamance County into Haw River. This Back Creek on an old map is also known as Buffalo Creek. There is no entry for the other two creeks but a creek called Stag Creek which rises in northeastern Alamance County and flows south into Back Creek. This Gazetteer is a valuable source of information for people researching deeds and land grants which almost always mentioned what waters they were near or on. It is available in the North Carolina section of most bookstores. The Alamance Register of Deeds office or the local history section of the Burlington public library may have maps which more accurately show the location of these creeks. JBR -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Ellington Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 10:48 AM To: D-OGS closed list Subject: [NCDOGS] a query about some "old Orange" creeks I received the following query looking for any info on some creeks in early Orange County. Do the names "Back Creek", "Suggs Creek" or "Stage Creek" mean anything to any of you? Apparently they are in the Haw River area. -- Richard =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Richard K. Ellington ITS Facilities Manager Information Technology Services University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 440 W. Franklin St., CB 1150 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1150 Control Center - http://control-center.unc.edu 919-698-8591 (voice) 919-843-9153 (fax) [email protected] "We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job". -Winston Churchill =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= ************************* Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ************************* Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks for reminding me, Jim. I have Powell's gazetteer at home but I was at my office when I got the request. The gazetteer is a fabulous resource. - Richard Jim Richmond wrote: > According to William S Powell's North Carolina Gazetteer, Back Creek arises > in western Alamance County and flows southeast into Great Alamance Creek. > Another Back Creek arises in western Orange County and flows southwest into > Alamance County into Haw River. This Back Creek on an old map is also known > as Buffalo Creek. There is no entry for the other two creeks but a creek > called Stag Creek which rises in northeastern Alamance County and flows > south into Back Creek. This Gazetteer is a valuable source of information > for people researching deeds and land grants which almost always mentioned > what waters they were near or on. It is available in the North Carolina > section of most bookstores. The Alamance Register of Deeds office or the > local history section of the Burlington public library may have maps which > more accurately show the location of these creeks. JBR > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Richard Ellington > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 10:48 AM > To: D-OGS closed list > Subject: [NCDOGS] a query about some "old Orange" creeks > > I received the following query looking for any info on some creeks in > early Orange County. Do the names "Back Creek", "Suggs Creek" or "Stage > Creek" mean anything to any of you? Apparently they are in the Haw River > area. > > > -- Richard > > =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= > > Richard K. Ellington > ITS Facilities Manager > Information Technology Services > University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill > 440 W. Franklin St., CB 1150 > Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1150 > Control Center - http://control-center.unc.edu > > 919-698-8591 (voice) > 919-843-9153 (fax) > [email protected] > > > "We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken > or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job". > > -Winston Churchill > > =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Richard K. Ellington ITS Facilities Manager Information Technology Services University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 440 W. Franklin St., CB 1150 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1150 Control Center - http://control-center.unc.edu 919-698-8591 (voice) 919-843-9153 (fax) [email protected] "We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job". -Winston Churchill =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=