Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Browns Siding |
See Vaughan. |
| Browns Summit |
community in N Guilford County. Alt. 805. Land there acquired by Jesse Brown, 1858. Named for him in 1863 when Richmond and Danville Railroad was built; the Brown farm was the highest point on the line. Also called Brown Summit. |
| Browns Swamp |
rises in SE Onslow County and flows SW into Turpentine Creek. Appears in local records as Brown's Creek as early as 1744. |
| Browns Turnout |
See Vaughan. |
| Brownsville |
community in NE Granville County on Grassy Creek. A post office as early as 1822. |
| Browntown |
community in S Greene County. Named for the fact that it was a community of residents of mixed race. Settled prior to 1890. |
| Bruce |
community in W Pitt County. Cottendale, the plantation of the Cotten family (Sallie Southall Cotten, Bruce Cotten, and others) is nearby. |
| Bruce Knob |
central Macon County between the head of Wallace Creek and Carson Cove. |
| Bruce Ridge |
E Clay County between Glade Branch and Cold Spring Branch. |
| Bruce Township |
NW Guilford County, named for Charles Bruce, early settler, Revolutionary War soldier, and founder of Bruce's Crossroad, now Summerfield. |