| Baxter Creek | rises in N Haywood County near lat. 35°43' N., long. 83°06'40" W., and flows NW into Big Creek. Named for Steven Baxter, a longtime resident and woodcutter in the area. Now in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. |
| Baxter Creek | rises in S Davie County and flows SE approx. 2 mi. into Bear Creek. |
| Bay | See Bull's Bay. |
| Bay Branch | rises in SW Beaufort County and flows E into Chocowinity Creek. |
| Bay City | community in Bay City Pocosin, N Pamlico County. Est. in the early twentieth century as a farming community by out-of-state developers. Now produces grain. |
| Bay City Pocosin | muck-filled area approx. 12 mi. wide in N Pamlico and S Beaufort Counties. |
| Bay Creek | a tidal creek on Smith Island in Brunswick County that extends from its junction with Cape Creek first SE and then NE to flow into Buzzard Bay. |
| Bay Creek, The | See Turnagain Creek. |
| Bay River | rises in N Pamlico County and flows NE for approx. 16 mi. into the Neuse River. Named for the bay tree, which flourishes in the vicinity. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733. |
| Bay River Point | peninsula off E Pamlico County extending into Bay River estuary. |