Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Bunyan |
community in W Beaufort County. Alt. 14. A post office operated there from 1880 to 1902. |
| Burch |
community in S Surry County. Alt. 881. A former post office named Rusk operated there, 1851-1951. |
| Burcham |
community in E Wilkes County served by post office, 1882-1901. |
| Burd Gap |
SW Macon County at the head of Anderson Branch. |
| Burden |
community in NW Bertie County. |
| Burden Branch |
rises in W Wayne County and flows SW into Moccasin Swamp. |
| Burden Creek |
rises in S Durham County and flows SW into Northeast Creek. |
| Burdett |
community in NE Mecklenburg County. Served by post office, 1880-1903. |
| Burgaw |
town and county seat, central Pender County. When the county was formed in 1875, it was directed that the place chosen as a county seat should be named Cowan, but an act of 1877 directed that it should be named Stanford. Burgaw was chosen, however, and an act of the General Assembly of 1879 changed the name Stanford to Burgaw and inc. the town. Burgaw appears on maps as early as 1861. See Burgaw Creek for early uses of the name. Alt. 49. |
| Burgaw Creek |
rises in S Graham County and flows NE into Long Creek. |