Gazetteer
Place | Description |
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Birta |
community in S Pender County served by post office, 1894-1905. |
Biscoe |
town in E Montgomery County. Alt. 609. Inc. 1901. Known as Filo until 1895, when it was renamed for Maj. Henry Biscoe, lumber commission merchant. Produces textiles. |
Biscoe Township |
E Montgomery County. |
Bishop |
community in NE Brunswick County. |
Bishop Creek |
rises in SE Pender County and flows S into Topsail Sound. |
Bishops Cross |
a community in E Beaufort County. Alt. 12. Perhaps named for the interesting figure, somewhat like a bishop's staff, formed by former railroad intersection and two highways that crossed it. |
Bismarck |
community in W Johnston County served by post office, 1886-1903. |
Bissett Mill Pond |
S Nash County on Beaverdam Creek. About ¾ mi. long. |
Biven |
community in S Brunswick County served by post office, 1898-1904. |
Bixby |
community in E Davie County. The first train on that portion of the track ran in 1891. From 1881 to at least 1889, the community was known as Chaplin's Stand. Named by a railroad conductor after he observed a large stock of Bixby Shoe Polish in the community store. Alt. 835. |