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Burden Creekrises in S Durham County and flows SW into Northeast Creek.
Burdettcommunity in NE Mecklenburg County. Served by post office, 1880-1903.
Burgawtown and county seat, central Pender County. When the county was formed in 1875, it was directed that the place chosen as a county seat should be named Cowan, but an act of 1877 directed that it should be named Stanford. Burgaw was chosen, however, and an act of the General Assembly of 1879 changed the name Stanford to Burgaw and inc. the town. Burgaw appears on maps as early as 1861. See Burgaw Creek for early uses of the name. Alt. 49.
Burgaw Creekrises in S Graham County and flows NE into Long Creek.
Burgaw Creekrises in central Pender County NE of the town of Burgaw and flows SE into Northeast Cape Fear River. Appears on the Collet map, 1770, as Bargaw Creek and on the Mouzon map, 1775, as Bergaw Creek. Burgaw Plantation in the vicinity appears in records of 1764.
Burgaw SavannahSee Big Savannah.
Burgaw Townshipcentral Pender County.
Burger MountainW Cherokee County between Shoal Creek and Apalachia Lake.
Burgesscommunity in N side of Harveys Neck in S Perquimans County.
Burgin CoveSE Buncombe County between Black Mountain and Ridgecrest.