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Burnthillcommunity in E Ashe County served by post office, 1899-1914.
Burntshirt MountainNE Henderson County.
Burr MountainN Buncombe County between Dillingham Creek and North Fork Ivy Creek.
Burris Creekrises in W Surry County and flows E and NE into Fisher River.
BurrtownSee Erwinsville.
Bursted Rock Creekrises in S Transylvania County and flows NW into East Fork French Broad River.
Burtcommunity in SW Wake County.
Burthen Channelflows through a mass of tidal marsh islands in the extreme W end of Bogue Sound in SW Carteret County. Probably originally known as Borden Channel for William Borden, who owned the neighboring section of Bogue Banks and a plantation on the mainland. The local pronunciation of Borden is Burden, and from Burden the name Burthen derived.
Burtoncommunity in E Durham County. Alt. 300.
Burton Creekrises in E Pamlico County and flows S into Broad Creek.