Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Button Bay |
a loam-filled bay in N Columbus County. |
| Button Branch |
rises in NW Columbus County and flows SW into Dunn Swamp. |
| Buxton |
community on Hatteras Island, SE Dare County. One of the most thickly populated sections of the Outer Banks. Formerly known as The Cape (for Cape Hatteras), but the post office was changed to Buxton, 1882. Named for Judge Ralph P. Buxton (1826-1900). |
| Buxton Woods Coastal Reserve |
See Hatteras Woods. |
| Buzzard Bay |
an inlet of the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean (through Corncake Inlet) in the N part of Smith Island, Brunswick County. |
| Buzzard Branch |
rises in N Franklin County and flows NE into Sandy Creek. |
| Buzzard Knob |
S Buncombe County NW of Hickory Top. |
| Buzzard Point |
a large neck of marsh land on the Roanoke River, SE Halifax County. |
| Buzzard Rock |
peak in central Buncombe County between Roaring Gap and Sassafras Gap. |
| Buzzard Roost |
mountain in South Mountains in S Burke County. |