Editing Iredell County, North Carolina (section)

===Historical populated places===
In the 1700s and 1800s, before there were many towns in what became Iredell County, property was identified by stream, rivers, or adjacent landowners. The following is a list of the streams, rivers, and creeks in Iredell County.<ref name='Keever'/><ref name='HeritageI'/>
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* Back Creek (R)
* Bear Branch
* Beaver Dam Creek (R)
* Brotherton Branch
* Brushy Creek
* Buffalo Branch
* Buffalo Shoals Creek/aka 8 Miles Shoals Creek
* [[Catawba River]]
* Cavin Creek
* [[Coddle Creek]] (R)
* Davidson's Creek (M)
* Drop Off Creek
* Duck Creek
* Dutchman's Creek
* Elk Shoal's Creek
* Eupetic Springs
* Fifth Creek (R)
* Five Mile Branch
* Fourth Creek (R)
* Glade Creek
* Gregory Branch
* Hunting Creek
* Island Creek
* Kerr Branch
* Knowden's Ford
* Little Dutchman's Creek
* Little River
* Little Rocky Branch
* Long Branch
* North Fork of the Yadkin River
* Norwood(s) Creek[2]
* Oil Mill Branch
* Old Camp Creek
* Old House Creek
* Olin Creek, aka Middle Fork of Rocky Creek
* Porter's Branch
* Rock Cut, Deep Cut
* Rocky Creek
* [[Rocky River (North Carolina)|Rocky River]] (M)
* South Branch
* South Fork of Grassy Creek, aka Yadkin River
* [[South Yadkin River]] (A)
* Speaks Creek
* Third Creek (R)
* Turkey Foot Branch
* West Rocky River (M)
* Withrow's Creek (R)
* [[Yadkin River]] (R) (D)
* Young's Creek
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:(R)--Portions in Rowan County
:(D)--Portions in Davie County
:(M)--Portions in Mecklenburg County
:(A)--Portions in Alexander County

The table below lists towns and post offices (PO) that no longer exist or that were once in Iredell County but are now in another county:<ref name='Keever'/><ref name='LewisPO'/>

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!Historical Populated Places (date range)
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|'''A''' Abernathy PO (1891–1903), Adams PO (1892–1901), Allison's PO (1831–1832), Amity Hill PO (1851–1892), Amity PO (1892–1906), Armfield PO (1881–1902), '''B''' Banton PO (1892–1905), Bell's Crossroads, Belt's Bridge PO (1858–1867), Bethany Church PO (1822–1880), Bogies PO (1826–1846), Boyden Post Office (1857–1861), Bradford Crossroads, Bryantsville Post Office, Buffalo, Buffalo Shoal PO, '''C''' Callahan, Campbell's Grove (1813–1824), Carstown, Catawba Station, Chestnut Grove PO (Catawba County, 1856–1859), Celestica Hinkle, Charles (1889–1951), Charles PO (1899–1951), Cherry Plains PO (1813–1815), Claud PO (1903–1905), Clio Post Office (1883–1902), Clover Bottom PO (1830–1835), Coddle Creek (1903–1915), Congers PO (1874–1880), Cool Springs PO (1852–1907), Crater's Mills PO (1851–1857), '''D''' Daltonia PO (1898–1905), Deep Well (1842–1866), Doolie PO (1881–1903), Dunlap (1893–1936), '''E''' Eagle City PO (1894–1907), Eagle Mills PO (1848–1894), East Monbo (1909–1925), Ebenezer, Elmwood (1878–1954), Enola PO (1858–1872), Eufola (1903–1943), Eupeptic Springs (1875–1905), Evalin PO (1884–1906), '''F''' Fallstown Post Office (1813–1866), Fancy Hill (aka Loray (1840–1903), Flake (1904–1905), [[Fort Dobbs (North Carolina)|Fort Dobbs]] (1755–1766), [[Fourth Creek Congregation|Fourth Creek Settlement]] (1750–1789), Friends Mill/Friends PO (1900–1907), Fulbright (1899–1912), '''G''' Garland (1886–1886), Goshen PO (1829–1842), Granite Hill PO (1857–1866, 1871–1895), Granitehill PO (1895–1903), Grassy Creek (1840–1841), Grassy Fork PO (1840–1841), Gratz PO (1900–1904), Guss PO (1888–1892), '''H''' Henderson's Cross Roads, Hilo PO (1900–1904), Houstonville PO (1813–1869, 1883–1955), '''J''' Jenning's Mills PO (1872–1892), '''K''' Kyle Crossroads,  '''L''' Liberty Hill PO (1826–1880), Linker, Longford PO (1886–1907), Loray (aka Fancy Hill, 1840–1903), Lorn, '''M''' Malans PO (1902–1903), Map PO (1901–1902), Maple Bottom PO (1849–1851), Mayhew PO (1881–1905), Mazeppa PO (1900–1908), McCurdy PO (1879–1906), Miller PO (1883–1904), Mount Pleasant, Muddy Fork PO (1831–1834), Murdock PO (1880–1881), '''N''' Net PO (1894–1907), New Hope Forge PO (1827–1832), New Hope PO (1832–1894), New Institute PO (1852–1856), New Sterling PO (1858–1905), Newhope PO (1894–1955), Nicholson's Mills (1876–1905), Norfolk PO, Norwood, '''O''' Oak Forest PO (1837–1907), Oak Grove (1826–1828), Olin PO, Oswalt (1895–1927), '''P''' Perth PO (1889–1901), Poison Springs (1886–1889), Poplar Bridge (1861–1877), Poplar Grove PO (1829–1856), Post Oak PO (1850–1859), Pressly PO (1888–1903), '''R''' Reno PO (1875–1876), River Hill PO (1875–1907), Robinsons PO (1830–1831), Rock Cut PO (1859–1903), Rocky Creek PO (1827–1855), Rod PO (1899–1905), '''S''' Scott's Cross Roads (1873–1894), Settle PO (1873–1906), Sharon, Sharpesburg (1893–1903), Sharpesburg Township (1892–1893), Sheperd/Shepherds PO, Shiloh (1824–1829), Shinnville (1889–1905), Sigma (1891–1903), Simonton's Mills PO (1871–1871), Smith's Cross Roads (1832–1832), Snow Creek (1831–1903), Snow Creek Iron Works (1802–1825), Spring Grove PO (1827–1847), Spring PO (1898–1903), Staphel/Stophel PO (1898/1892–1901), Sullivan PO (1827–1831), Sweet Home PO, '''T''' Tabor Church PO (1828–1845), Talmadge PO (1900–1905), Thoma's Ferry (1828–1831), Trip PO (1901–1903), Turner's Store PO (1831–1844), Turnersburgh (1858–1894), '''V''' V Point, Vance PO (1882–1901), '''W''' Watts PO (1891–1903), Waugh PO (1887–1901), Weisner PO (1886–1903), Wildwood Park, [[Williamsburgh, North Carolina|Williamsburg]] PO (1818–1827), [[Williamsburgh, North Carolina|Williamsburgh]] PO (1832–1905)
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!Former Iredell County Towns that are now part of other counties (county, period that they were in Iredell)
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|Catawba Station (Catawba, 1856–1859), Elk Shoal (Alexander, 1875–1881), Evalin (Wilkes, 1884–1906), Grade (Alexander, 1882–1883), James Cross Roads PO (Alexander, 1831–1847), [[Hiddenite, North Carolina|Hiddenite]] (Alexander, d. 1849), Mount Pisgah (Alexander, 1817–1849), Spring Grove (Rowan, 1818–1847, 1855–1883), [[Stony Point, North Carolina|Stony Point]] (Alexander, 1826–1849), [[Taylorsville, North Carolina|Taylorsville]] (aka James Cross Roads, Alexander, 1847–1847), Tulin (Cabarrus, 1856–1870), Zion (Yadkin, 1830–1856)
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