Owl Creek, North Carolina

Owl Creek is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States, ten miles northwest of Murphy. It was named by a family of Cherokee Indians who lived in the area, named uguku (owl). They lost their land to the United States during Indian Removal. Their family members still live in the surrounding counties.

Municipalities and communities of Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States

County seat: Murphy

Towns	Andrews Murphy

CDP	Marble

Unincorporated communities	Culberson Owl Creek Topton Unaka Woodville

Coordinates: 35°09′09″N 84°03′42″W / 35.152583°N 84.0615782°W / 35.152583; -84.0615782

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