Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Bad Fork |
rises in NW McDowell County on the N slopes of Woods Mountain and flows NE approx. 2 mi. into Armstrong Creek. |
| Bad Knob |
in N Mitchell County between Aaron Branch and Big Ridge. |
| Badin |
community in NE Stanly County on Badin Lake. Alt. 400. Est. 1913 by Adrien Badin, French industrialist who operated aluminum-reduction plant there. Plant opened as Aluminium Francais in 1915, later operated by Aluminum Company of America, closed 2002. |
| Badin Lake |
on Yadkin River in Montgomery and Stanly Counties. Covers 5,973 acres; max. depth 40 ft. Completed 1917 by Carolina Aluminum Company to generate hydroelectricity and for recreation. Also referred to as Narrows Reservoir. |
| Bagdad |
community in N Davidson County served by post office, 1893-1902. |
| Bagley |
community in NE Johnston County. Named for local family. |
| Bagley Academy Branch |
rises in NE Warren County and flows N into Little Stonehouse Creek. |
| Bahama |
(ba-HAY-ma), community in N Durham County. Settled about 1880. Originally called Balltown until renamed. Bahama coined from the first two letters of the names of three prominent families-Ball, Harris, and Mangum. For a time in the nineteenth century, the post office name was Hunkadora. Alt. 507. |
| Bailey |
See Center. |
| Bailey Branch |
rises in E Madison County and flows S into Middle Fork. |