Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Bruce's Crossroads |
See Summerfield. |
| Brumleys Creek |
rises in NE Caldwell County and flows SE into Lower Creek approx. 3 mi. W of Lenoir. |
| Brummett Creek |
rises in W Mitchell County and flows SW into Toe River. |
| Brundana |
community in W Mitchell County. |
| Brunswick |
community in N Randolph County served by post office, 1884-1903. |
| Brunswick County |
was formed in 1764 from New Hanover and Bladen Counties. In the SE section of the state, it is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean; South Carolina; Columbus, Pender, and New Hanover Counties; and the Cape Fear River. Named for the town of Brunswick, which see. Area: 907 sq. mi. County seat in rural setting near Bolivia. Townships are Lockwood Folly, Northwest, Shallotte, Smithville, Town Creek, and Waccamaw. Produces corn, soybeans, oats, hogs, beef cattle, fishmeal, lumber, fertilizer, hay, tobacco, strawberries, and processed seafood. |
| Brunswick River |
NE Brunswick County, extends S from Cape Fear River along the W side of Eagles Island and empties into Cape Fear River. Approx. 5 mi. long. The waterway undoubtedly is the Hilton's River discovered by William Hilton in 1663 and described by him in an account published the next year. |
| Brush Creek |
rises in central Madison County and flows SE into French Broad River. |
| Brush Creek Township |
E Yancey County. |
| Brush Fence Ridge |
on the Buncombe-Yancey county line between Point Misery and Balsam Gap. |