Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Bridges Creek |
rises in E Montgomery County and flows NW into Little River. |
| Bridgeton |
town in central Craven County. Settled about 1900. Inc. 1907. Named for the bridge across the Neuse River that connected it with New Bern. Alt. 8. |
| Bridgewater |
community in W Burke County on the Catawba River. Originally the name of the plantation of John Rutherford, who named it for Francis Egerton (1736-1803), Earl of Bridgewater, inland navigation expert and canal builder. |
| Bridgewater Reservoir |
See Lake James. |
| Bridle Creek |
former plantation house in W Warren County approx. 3 mi. SW of Warrenton. Two Confederate major generals, Matthew Whitaker Ransom and Robert Ransom, brothers, were born there. Only ruined foundations now mark the site. |
| Bridle Ridge |
extends SE from Yancey County into NW McDowell County between Bee Rock and Cow Creeks. |
| Brief |
community in N Union County between Red Creek and Duck Creek. |
| Brier Creek |
rises in W Wake County and flows S into Stirrup Iron Creek. |
| Brier Knob |
on Swain County, N.C.-Blount County, Tenn., line in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°34'15" N., long. 83°40'48" W. Alt. 5,225. |
| Brier Lick Gap |
on Swain County, N.C.-Blount County, Tenn., line in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°32'00" N., long. 83°49'42" W. |