Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Burr Mountain |
N Buncombe County between Dillingham Creek and North Fork Ivy Creek. |
| Burris Creek |
rises in W Surry County and flows E and NE into Fisher River. |
| Burrtown |
See Erwinsville. |
| Bursted Rock Creek |
rises in S Transylvania County and flows NW into East Fork French Broad River. |
| Burt |
community in SW Wake County. |
| Burthen Channel |
flows through a mass of tidal marsh islands in the extreme W end of Bogue Sound in SW Carteret County. Probably originally known as Borden Channel for William Borden, who owned the neighboring section of Bogue Banks and a plantation on the mainland. The local pronunciation of Borden is Burden, and from Burden the name Burthen derived. |
| Burton |
community in E Durham County. Alt. 300. |
| Burton Creek |
rises in E Pamlico County and flows S into Broad Creek. |
| Busbee |
community in S Buncombe County. Named for the nearby mountain. |
| Busbee Mountain |
S Buncombe County near the headwaters of Robinson Creek. Named for one Busby, hunter, whose cabin was on its slopes. |