Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Blevin Branch |
rises in N Buncombe County and flows SE and W into Panther Branch. |
| Blevine Knob |
W Yancey County between Edney Branch and Cane River. |
| Blevins |
community in N Ashe County served by post office, 1889-1906. |
| Blevins Branch |
rises in N Mitchell County and flows W into Big Rock Creek. |
| Blevins Creek |
rises in central Avery County and flows NW into Cranberry Creek. |
| Blevins Crossroads |
community in NE Alleghany County. |
| Blevins Ridge |
N central Avery County. |
| Blewett Falls Lake |
on the Pee Dee River in Anson and Richmond Counties. Rocking-ham Power Co. began development of falls for hydro electric power, 1907-1908; Carolina Power and Light Co. (now Progress Energy) took over, 1926. A dam 1,470 ft. long impounds a lake 9.4 mi. long covering 2,500 acres. Named for William Bluit or Blewett (1719-1810), native of England, who owned land there in 1758. Falls, now under the lake, dropped 8 or 9 ft. over a distance of about 1,000 ft. |
| Blewing Creek |
See Blue Creek. |
| Bliss |
community in E Surry County served by post office, 1880-1902. |