| Border | community in W Orange County served by post office, 1880-1905. |
| Border Creek | rises in E Lincoln County and flows SE into Catawba River. |
| Boring Creek | rises in S Transylvania County and flows NW into East Fork French Broad River. |
| Boring Mill Branch | rises in S Buncombe County and flows SE into French Broad River. |
| Borough, The | SW Pender County on Black River near the mouth of Moore's Creek, a shipping point for goods sent by water. Dates from prior to the Revolution. Apparently, site was authorized to be laid off in 1798 for the town of Parkersborough on the land of Hardy Parker. It is not known whether the town was actually established. The remains of an old wharf may still be seen a short distance from the bank of the river. A fishing camp is now operated at the site, and three old roads through the woods converge at the wharf site. |
| Bosley | See Wardville. |
| Bost Creek | rises in SE Cabarrus County and flows SE into Rocky River. |
| Bostic | town in central Rutherford County between Second Broad River and Puzzle Creek. Alt. 923. Inc. 1893. Named for George T. Bostic, first mayor. |
| Bostick's Mills | community in N Richmond County served by post office, 1830-1905. |
| Bosts Mills | community in SE Cabarrus County on Rocky River, former site of gristmill and sawmill. |