Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Balsam Mountain |
on the Haywood-Swain-Jackson county line, centering near lat. 35°35' N., long. 83°12' W. Tricorner Knob, which see, is at its junction with the main divide of the Great Smoky Mountains. Also known as Chiltoskie Ridge in Swain County. See also Richland Balsam. |
| Balsam Ridge |
extends E from Huckleberry Knob to Winding Knob in W Haywood County. |
| Baltic |
community in W Duplin County. Alt. 146. |
| Baltimore |
community in E Yadkin County between Forbush and Logan Creeks. Named for a local church. A former post office there was named Tracadia. |
| Bamboo |
community in S Watauga County on Sawpit Branch. |
| Bandana |
community in W Mitchell County on Toe River. Alt. 2,331. Name said to have been given after a railroad brakeman left a bandana tied to a laurel bush to mark the location of a station. |
| Bandy |
community in E Catawba County. Named for pioneer Bandy family. |
| Bandy Cove Mountain |
NW Burke County. Alt. 2,747. |
| Bandy Township |
SE Catawba County. Named for George Bandy, Virginian, who settled in Lincoln County, 1783. |
| Bangor |
community in NW Wake County served by post office, 1888-1904. |