Local Names From Siouan Tribal Names in Virginia and Carolinas
Catawba
- A river of North Carolina and South Carolina, known as the Wateree in its lower course, joining with the Congaree to form the Santee.
- A creek in Botetourt county, Virginia.
- A county of North Carolina.
- A town of Catawba county, North Carolina
- A town of Roanoke county, Virginia.
- A town of Marion county, West Virginia.
- Catawba Junction; a town in York county, South Carolina.
- Catawba Springs; a town in Lincoln county, North Carolina.
- Little Catawba or South Catawba; a tributary of the Catawba from the west, in North Carolina.
Congaree
- A river in South Carolina, joining with the Wateree to form the Santee.
- A town in Orangeburg county, South Carolina; also a town in Richland county, South Carolina.
Eno
- A river joining the Neuse in Durham county, North Carolina.
- Enoree; a river joining the Congaree from the west in South Carolina.
- Enno; a town in Wake county, North Carolina.
Monacan
- Manakin; a town in Goochland county, Virginia, 17 miles west of Richmond, and about the site of the ancient Monacan village.
Occaneechi
- Occaneeche hills; south of Hillsboro and on opposite side of Eno river, in Orange county, North Carolina.
- Occoneechee; a township in Northampton county, North Carolina.
- Occanuchee; a neck or bend in Roanoke river, Northampton county, North Carolina.
Pedee
- A township in Montgomery county, North Carolina.
- A township in Georgetown county, South Carolina.
- A township in Marion county, South Carolina.
- Great Pedee; a river in South Carolina, known as the Yadkin in its upper course.
- Little Pedee; an eastern tributary of the Great Pedee in South Carolina.
Santee
- A river in South Carolina, formed by the union of the Wateree and Congaree.
- A township in Clarendon county, South Carolina.
- A township in Georgetown county, South Carolina.
- Santee Hills; northeast of the confluence of the Wateree and Congaree, in Sumter county, South Carolina.
Saponi
- Sapona town; a district northeast of Roanoke river in Bertie county, North Carolina, on the site of a former Saponi village.
- Saponi; a creek flowing into Tar river, in Nash county, North Carolina.
- Sappony; a creek flowing into Nottoway river, in Dinwiddie and Sussex counties, Virginia.
Sara
- Cheraw; a town in Chesterfield county, South Carolina.
- Cheraws; a former precinct of South Carolina, chiefly between Pedee and Wateree rivers, and including most of the present counties of Marlboro, Chesterfield, Lancaster, Kershaw, Darlington, and Sumter.
- Sauratown; a town on Dan river in Stokes county, North Carolina.
Shoccoree
- Shocco; a township in Warren county, North Carolina.
- Shocco; a creek tributary to Fishing creek between Warren and Franklin counties, North Carolina.
- Shocco; a creek flowing into the James from the south at Richmond, in Chesterfield county, Virginia (the name in this case is probably of Algonquian origin).
- Shockoe Church; a village in Pittsylvania county, Virginia.
Sissipahaw
- Haw; a river forming the upper part of Cape Fear river in North Carolina.
- Haw River; a town in Alamance county, North Carolina.
- Saxapahaw; a town in Alamance county, North Carolina.
Sugeree
- Sugar; a creek, tributary to Catawba river in Mecklenburg county, North Carolina, and York county, South Carolina.
Tutelo
- Totaro; a district south of Meherrin river in Brunswick county, Virginia.
- Tutelo Heights; a suburb of Brantford, on Grand river, Ontario (Canada), on the site of the former Tutelo village.
Waccamaw
- A river in North Carolina and South Carolina joining the Pedee near its month.
- A lake at the head of the river of the same name, in Columbus county, North Carolina.
- A town in Georgetown county, South Carolina.
- A township in Brunswick county, North Corolina.
- A township in Georgetown county, South Carolina.
Wateree
- A river in South Carolina uniting with the Congaree to form the Santee.
- A creek flowing into Wateree river from the west in Fairfield county, South Carolina.
- A town on the west bank of Wateree river in Richland county, South Carolina.
- A township in Kershaw county, South Carolina.
Waxhaw
- A creek flowing into Catawba river in Lancaster county, South Carolina.
- A town in Union county, North Carolina.
- A town in Lancaster county, South Carolina.
- Wisacky; a town in Sumter county, South Carolina.
Winyaw
- Winyah; a bay at the mouth of Pedee river in Georgetown county, South Carolina.