| Big Laurel Creek | rises in NW Ashe County and flows SE into North Fork New River. |
| Big Laurel Gap | on the McDowell-Yancey county line near the head of Neals Creek. Alt. approx. 3,700. |
| Big Laurel Mountain | on the McDowell-Yancey county line. |
| Big Laurel Township | former township in N central Madison County; now township no. 10. |
| Big Lick | community in SW Stanly County. Inc. 1879; charter repealed 1919. Named because salt in the ground attracted deer and buffalo. See also Oakboro. |
| Big Lick Creek | rises in E central Durham County and flows NE into Neuse River. |
| Big Lick Township | S central Stanly County. |
| Big Lost Cove Creek | rises in S Yancey County and flows N into South Toe River. |
| Big Marsh Swamp | rises in Hoke County and flows SE into Robeson County, where it joins Gallberry Swamp in forming Big Swamp. |
| Big Meadow Creek | rises in W Stanly County and flows W into SE Cabarrus County, where it enters Rocky River. |