Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Boteler Peak |
NE Vineyard Mountain, E Clay County. Alt. 4,500. |
| Bottom |
community in N Surry County on Beaver dam Creek. |
| Bottomless Pools |
in Pool Creek, SW Rutherford County at Lake Lure. Formed by whirlpool action of the rushing water in weaker sections of the huge granite rock over which it flows. Three pools now exist, and a fourth apparently is being formed. In 1947 a geologist who studied them reported that the pools may vary in age from 100,000 to a million years. |
| Boulding Creek |
rises in central Granville County and flows SE into Tar River. |
| Boushell |
community in E central Wake County. |
| Bowan's Crossing |
See Icard. |
| Bowans Gap |
SW Cherokee County at the NE end of Angelico Mountain. |
| Bowden Mountain |
E Davidson County between the headwaters of Flat Swamp Creek and Fourmile Branch. |
| Bowden Pond |
on the head of Bear Swamp in W Duplin County. |
| Bowdens |
community in NW Duplin County. Alt. 167. Settled prior to 1872, inc. 1911, but no longer active in municipal affairs. Named for Capt. James Bowden, who owned land in the vicinity. Railroad name is Bowden. |