Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Buck Mountain |
N Surry County between Fulcher Mountain and Round Peak Mountain. |
| Buck Quarter Creek |
rises in NE Orange County and flows S into Eno River. It is mentioned in land grants as early as 1750. Sometimes called Buck Water Creek. |
| Buck Ridge |
N Avery County. |
| Buck Ridge, |
N Haywood County on Chestnut Branch. |
| Buck Run |
rises in NE Duplin County and flows SW into Northeast Cape Fear River. |
| Buck Shoal |
on French Broad River in N Henderson County. Named because deer formerly fed on moss growing there. Bill Nye (1850-96), American humorist, lived there from about 1880 until his death. |
| Buck Shoals |
community in SW Yadkin County on North Hunting Creek. Named for the herds of deer that once gathered in the shoals of the creek. |
| Buck Shoals Township |
SW Yadkin County. |
| Buck Spring |
E Haywood County, springs forming in part the headwaters of Pisgah Creek. |
| Buck Spring Gap |
on the Haywood-Transylvania county line on Pisgah Ridge just S of Little Pisgah Mountain at the head of Pisgah Creek. Alt. 4,980. |