North Carolina Gazetteer browse
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Bertha | community on W shore of Currituck Sound in central Currituck County. |
| Bertie | former town in SE Bertie County. Inc. 1939 and merged with the town of Windsor in 1959. Known earlier as Rosemont. |
| Bertie County (BURR-tee) | was formed in 1722 from Chowan County. Located in the NE section of the state, it is bounded by Albemarle Sound, Chowan River, and Washington, Martin, Halifax, Northampton, and Hertford Counties. Area: 721 sq. mi. Named for James Bertie (1673-1735), who held a proprietary share of North Carolina. His brother Henry (1675-1735) appears as a Proprietor in 1728, and it has often been said that the county was named for both men. County seat: Windsor, with an alt. of 10 ft. Townships are Colerain, Indian Woods, Merry Hill, Mitchells, Roxobel, Snake Bite, Whites, Windsor, and Woodville. Site of the home of Nathaniell Batts, first known permanent white settler in North Carolina, which was built by 1655. Produces tobacco, corn, soybeans, peanuts, cotton, hogs, sweet potatoes, poultry, seafood, and lumber. See also Society Parish. |
| Berwick | community in W central Bladen County. |
| Bessemer City | town in W Gaston County. Inc. 1893. Named for Sir Henry Bessemer (1813-98), discoverer of process for making steel from cast iron. Iron ore had been found in the vicinity, and there were hopes that steel mills might be est. there. Produces textiles, machinery, and chemicals. Alt. 912. |
| Bessie | community on the head of Flat Creek in SW Jackson County. |
| Best | See Biltmore. |
| Best | community in E Wayne County. Named for Henry Best, who had a grant of land there in 1743. Alt. 126. |
| Beston | community in SE Wayne County served by post office, 1882-1910. |
| Beta | community in N Jackson County on Scott Creek. Alt. 2,145. |