NELSON FISH WEIR: In 1803 William Nelson purchased a tract of land on Bullock’s Creek from Patrick Shields; originally part of a grant made to John McKnitt Alexander by Lt. Governor and Commander-in-Chief of North Carolina, William Tryon, Esquire. An 1813 plat of the same parcel shows the existence of a fish weir in a bend in the creek. It is unknown if the trap was built by white settlers or Native Americans.
NEW BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH: Now defunct, this congregation was established sometime near the close of the nineteenth century, in Sandersville (See Sandersville), near the York-Chester County line. A small cemetery evidences the site of this church.
NEW CENTER: Post Office established here in 1851 with Myles Smith as Postmaster.
NEW CUT ROAD: Presently known as Blanton Road, this road was opened about 1840 connecting Hamilton’s Ford Road (Highway 322) on Turkey Creek with the Yorkville-Pinckneyville Road (Highway 49), creating a shorter passage, eliminating the junction of the two road near the Bullock’s Creek Presbyterian Church.
NEW HOUSE POST OFFICE: Postmaster in 1852 was Theodore D. Fulton. (See not this page.)
NEW ZION SCHOOL: Located about 3 miles east of Smyrna at the intersection of Highway 5 and McGill Road. The school was built in 1922 and used until 1954 when its students were transferred to Hickory Grove.
NICK TOWN: A small community of about six or seven families located on a dead-end road about one half mile off Sawmill Road now known as Hickory Heights. The community existed in the early 1900s and received its name from Nicholas McGill who owned a large quantity of land in the area before it broke up into smaller farms.
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