| Blakeleyville | town authorized to be est. and laid off on the lands of Andrew Polk on Little Creek in NW Anson County in 1817. Probably named for Capt. Johnston Blakely, North Carolina naval hero who lost his life at sea in the War of 1812. There is no evidence that the town was est., nor is it known whether there was any connection with the nearby community of Blakely in Montgomery County. |
| Blakely | former town in NW Northampton County on the E side of Roanoke River. Inc. 1832-33. To be laid off on 200 acres of land owned by John D. Amis. Named for Johnston Blakely (1781-1814), a naval hero of the War of 1812. Was terminal point in 1833 of the Petersburg Railroad, the first railroad in North Carolina. Town declined as Weldon, just across the river in Halifax County, flourished. |
| Blakely | former community in W Montgomery County on Pee Dee River at the mouth of Island Creek. A post office as late as 1822, but abandoned shortly afterward as a result of the depression of 1819. See also Blakeleyville. |
| Blakely's Depot | See Garysburg. |
| Blakley | community in NW Forsyth County served by post office, 1894-1903. |
| Blalock | community in W McDowell County served by post office, 1898-1906. |
| Blanch | community in N Caswell County on Dan River. Named for Blanche Moore, niece of D. G. Watkins, who owned the land on which the community developed beginning about 1875. Alt. 750. |
| Blanchards | community in S Wake County. |
| Bland | community in SE Sampson County served by post office, 1887-1904. |
| Bland Branch | rises in S Duplin County and flows SE into Allan Creek. |