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Place Description
Bob's Knob

S Burke County. Alt. 2,000.

Bob's Ridge

E Haywood County between Big East Fork and Big Cove.

Bobbitt

community in SE Vance County near Lynch Creek.

Bobs Creek

rises in E Yancey County and flows NW into South Toe River.

Boby Cove

between Laurel Mountain and Big Creek in NW Henderson County.

Boddies Mill Pond

W Nash County on Stony Creek. Covers more than 100 acres; max. depth 15 ft. Owned by Braswell Milling Company and furnishes power for corn mill.

Bodie Island

(pronounced "body"), one of the Outer Banks, E Dare County. N boundary was formerly New Inlet, now the area around Kitty Hawk. Bounded on the S by Oregon Inlet. Mentioned by John Lawson in 1700. Appears on the Moll map, 1729. Cow Island and Duggs Island, also shown on the Moll map, are now joined with and a part of Bodie Island. See also Etacrewac.

Boger City

community in central Lincoln County. Named for Robert Boger, who est. a textile mill there. Previously known as Goodsons Store and Goodsonville.

Boggan

community in central Anson County. Alt. 306. Probably named for Patrick Boggan, pioneer settler. See Wadesboro.

Bogue

See Swansboro.