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Place	Description
Burgaw Creek	rises in S Graham County and flows NE into Long Creek.
Burgaw Creek	rises 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 Savannah	See Big Savannah.
Burgaw Township	central Pender County.
Burger Mountain	W Cherokee County between Shoal Creek and Apalachia Lake.
Burgess	community in N side of Harveys Neck in S Perquimans County.
Burgin Cove	SE Buncombe County between Black Mountain and Ridgecrest.
Burgin Cove Branch	rises in SE Yancey County and flows NW into Three Forks Creek.
Burgoin Gap	E Macon County between Rough Knob and Moses Branch.
Burke County	was formed in 1777 from Rowan County. Located in the W central section of the state, it is bounded by Catawba, Cleveland, Rutherford, McDowell, Avery, and Caldwell Counties. It was named for Thomas Burke (1744-83), member of the Continental Congress and governor of North Carolina. Area: 517 sq. mi. County seat: Morganton, with an elevation of 1,182 ft. Townships are Drexel, Icard, Jonas Ridge, Linville, Lovelady, Lower Creek, Lower Fork, Morganton, Quaker Meadow, Silver Creek, Smoky Creek, Upper Creek, and Upper Fork. Produces corn, soybeans, hay, oats, wheat, poultry, medical supplies, baked goods, textiles, furniture, sand, gravel, and mica.