Hi Linda and all; The NC Gazetteer on page 195, lists the following: Goose Creek, rises in w Carteret County and flows 3 mi s into Bougue Sound. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733. There is no mention of Townley's Point. Hope this helps. Will in Phoenix On Mon, 24 Jan 2000 21:59:06 -0600 (CST), you wrote: >Hi, >I'm wondering if anyone can tell me where the Goose Creek area of Bogue >Sound is or was. In the 1700's there was an area there known as >Townley's Point. I'm interested in the Thomas Townley that went there >from Va. in the late 17th century or very early18th century. His son was >also Thomas Townley as was his grandson . Thanks to all. > >Linda Watts > >