| Burris Creek | rises in W Surry County and flows E and NE into Fisher River. |
| Burrtown | See Erwinsville. |
| Bursted Rock Creek | rises in S Transylvania County and flows NW into East Fork French Broad River. |
| Burt | community in SW Wake County. |
| Burthen Channel | flows 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. |
| Burton | community in E Durham County. Alt. 300. |
| Burton Creek | rises in E Pamlico County and flows S into Broad Creek. |
| Busbee | community in S Buncombe County. Named for the nearby mountain. |
| Busbee Mountain | S Buncombe County near the headwaters of Robinson Creek. Named for one Busby, hunter, whose cabin was on its slopes. |
| Bush Arbor | community in S Caswell County. |