Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Big Porpoise Ba |
in Pamlico Sound on the E side of Goose Creek Island, NE Pamlico County. |
| Big Raft Swamp |
rises in S Hoke County and flows SE into Robeson County, where it enters Lumber River. |
| Big Rattlesnake Branch |
rises in NE Buncombe County and flows S into Swannanoa River. |
| Big Ridge |
SE Yancey County parallel to Roaring Fork. |
| Big Ridge Mine |
on the head of Deep Gap Creek, S Haywood County. An old source of feldspar and mica operated most recently during World War II. |
| Big Roan Ridge |
W Avery County. |
| Big Rock Creek |
rises in N Mitchell County and flows SW into Toe River. |
| Big Rocky Branch |
rises in N Madison County and flows SE into White Rock Branch. |
| Big Rocky Creek |
See Patterson Creek. |
| Big Rough Knob |
E central Avery County. |