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Place Description
Brant Island

a tidal marsh island approx. ½ mi. long in Pamlico Sound, NE Pamlico County off Goose Creek Island.

Brantley Island

a neck of land in SW Brunswick County between Saucepan Creek and the Intracoastal Waterway.

Brassfield

community in S Durham County. Named for a local family. Formerly known as Flemington; name changed prior to 1865.

Brassfield Township

SE Granville County.

Brasstown

community in SW Clay County on Ledford Branch. Alt. 1,650. Reputedly named because of confusion of two Cherokee words of similar sound but different meaning-itse'yi (a place made green with vegetation) and untsai'yi (brass). The John C. Campbell Folk School, on a 175-acre farm, is there.

Brasstown Creek

rises in S Clay County and flows NW to the Cherokee-Clay county line, which it forms for a short distance before flowing into Hiwassee River.

Brasstown Gap

S Clay County on the headwaters of Beach Creek.

Brasstown Knob

N Jackson County on Coward Mountain.

Brasstown Township

SE Clay County.

Braswell

community in NW Columbus County.