| Bowlens Creek | rises in S Yancey County and flows NW into Cane River. |
| Bowlens Pyramid | peak in S central Yancey County between Jumpoff Gap and the head of George Fork. Alt. 4,908. The northernmost peak in the Black Mountains. |
| Bowles | community in central Wilkes County served by post office, 1888-1902. |
| Bowling Green Creek | rises in NW Mitchell County and flows SE into Hollow Poplar Creek. |
| Bowman Bluff | an elevation in W Henderson County overlooking French Broad River. Named because it was an Indian lookout site. |
| Bowman Gap | N Yancey County between the head of Shoal Creek and Bailey Hill. |
| Bowman Gap | SW Cherokee County between Angelico Mountain and Pack Mountain. Alt. approx. 3,215. |
| Bowmans Bluff | community in W Henderson County near the mouth of Willow Creek. Settled about 1875-80. |
| Bowmore | community in S Hoke County. |
| Box Creek | rises in N central Rutherford County at Camel Knob and flows S into Second Broad River. |