Hi Fran, I live less than ten miles from the waterways you asked about. I'm quite familiar with Buck Hall, Stewart's Creek and Rockfish Creek. The Big Ditch could be any one of quite a few that have been called that here in Duplin. One Big Ditch (also known as Perry's Branch) that I am familiar with lies in southern Duplin, flows west into Fussell's Creek, which joins Taylor's Creek about one mile to the south. Taylor's Creek and Fussell's Creek join to make up Duff's Creek, which flows into Rockfish Creek just north of NC 11. The other three still go by the names you listed. Rather than try to tell you in my own words, I will copy the description of each stream from Leon H. Sikes' book "DUPLIN COUNTY PLACES: past and present -- A Guide to Duplin County, NC." __Buck Hall Branch: A branch located in the extreme western part of the county. It rises about 2 miles west of Warsaw at the junction of SR 1111 and NC 24, flows SW for about 1 mile, then turns SSE crossing SR 1110 and SR 1112 and runs into Stewart's Creek. Stewart's Creek: A creek located in the western part of the county. It rises in the city limits of Warsaw, flows crossing US 117 about 3 miles south of Warsaw. It then turns SW crossing SR 1106, SR 1105 and SR 1104 and exits the county at the bridge crossing SR 1104 on the Duplin/Sampson county line. It eventually runs into Black River via Six Runs Creek. Named for Patrick Stewart, in all probability, who was an early landowner in the upper part of New Hanover County, now Duplin and Sampson Counties. Rockfish Creek: A creek located in the SW section of the county and a major tributary of the Northeast Cape Fear River. It rises at the confluence of Murphy's Creek and Beaverdam Creek about .9 mile west of the intersection of SR 1102 & SR 1101 (Brice's Crossroads), flows south crossing SR 1102. It runs south for about 2 miles then turns SE and crosses SR 1135. It runs parallel with NC 41 crossing SR 1170 and then turns south and crosses NC 41 about 3 miles west of Wallace. It then crosses SR 1154 and Doctor's Creek joins with it on the Duplin/Pender county line. It continues and then turns east and runs into the Northeast Cape Fear River about 4 miles SE of Wallace. The 1770 map of the area by John Collet shows the creek as Rockfish River. Rockfish Creek is one of the earliest mentioned names in Duplin Counth. It is given in a 1737 land grant to John Peacock and appears on Moseley's 1733 map.__ I hope this will help. Maybe you have access to a map with the state road numbers. Let me know if you still need assistance with these. Horace fred powell, sr wrote: > > Hi Listmembers! > > Can anyone provide me location of Big Ditch, Bucks Hall, Steward's/Stewart's > Creek and Rockfish Creek in Duplin Co.? Do these watercourses still exist? > Are they still known by those names? (Have had no luck in locating a map > image showing these watercourses.) > > Thank you. > > Fran powell@cvn.net until 26 July 1999