Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. In its early history, Snow Hill was near the location of the final major battle of the Tuscarora War at Fort Neoheroka in 1713. There are several theories for the derivation of the town''s name. One theory is that the town derived its name from the Contentnea Creek on whose banks Native Americans camped and called them "snowy white" which was translated into "snowy hills." It snows rarely however so the snowy white is more likely a reference to the white sands along the creek. Another theory was described by McLoud in the Goldsboro newspaper as being "loblolly pine is in water" and the most recent translation from the Tuscarora language offered was "as fish go by".