Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Battery Bolles |
See Fort Fisher. |
| Battery Island |
a tidal-marsh island in the Cape Fear River opposite Southport, SE Brunswick County. |
| Battis Point |
See Wades Point. |
| Battle Branch |
rises in S Macon County and flows SE into North Fork [Skeenah Creek]. |
| Battle Cove |
E Swain County between Falls Branch and Fishtrap Branch. |
| Battle Creek |
rises in S Swain County and flows NE into Yalaka Creek. |
| Battle Ground |
former community in central Guilford County, now within the limits of the city of Greensboro. Served by post office, 1858-1923. Site of Battle of Guilford Courthouse, March 15, 1781. |
| Battle Royal |
community 10 mi. W of Wilmington in Brunswick County. Site of tar manufactory, 1884. |
| Battle Run Brook |
rises in E Catawba County and flows SE into North Fork Mountain Creek. |
| Battleboro |
town in NE Nash and SW Edgecombe Counties. Inc. 1872. Had its origin about 1840 as a railroad depot in a rich agricultural area. The station was named for James and Joseph Battle, stockholders in the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad. Produces lumber. Annexed by Rocky Mount, 2002. Alt. 131. |