Gazetteer
Place | Description |
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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. |