| Burleson Branch | rises in central Yancey County and flows N into Cane River. |
| Burlington | city in central Alamance County. About 1851 the North Carolina Railroad built its repair shops there and the name Company Shops was applied to the community until 1887, when a list of names suggested by local citizens was referred to a committee for decision. Burlington is said to have been suggested by Katherine Scales, daughter of Governor Alfred M. Scales. Inc. 1893. Railroad shops moved to Spencer in 1896. A Civil War training camp was est. at Company Shops. Alt. 658. Produces textiles, hosiery, electronics, and paper boxes. |
| Burlington Crossroads | community in S Hoke County. |
| Burlington Township | former township in central Alamance County, now township no. 12. |
| Burnett Bear Pen Ridge | S Yancey County near the head of Big Lost Cove Creek. |
| Burnett Cove | E Haywood County on Burnett Creek. |
| Burnett Creek | rises in E Haywood County and flows NW into East Fork Pigeon River. |
| Burnett Reservoir | NE Buncombe County on North Fork [Swannanoa River] W of Walkertown. A part of the Asheville water system. |
| Burnett Siding | community in S Haywood County on West Fork Pigeon River. |
| Burney | community in NW Bladen County. |