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"The North Carolina Gazetteer is a geographical dictionary in which an attempt has been made to list all of the geographic features of the state in one alphabet. It is current, and it is historical as well. Many features and places that no longer exist are included; many towns and counties for which plans were made but which never materialized are also included. Some names appearing on old maps may have been imaginary, but many of them also appear in this gazetteer.
Each entry is located according to the county in which it is found. I have not felt obliged to keep entries uniform. The altitude of a place, the date of incorporation of a city or town, may appear in the beginning of one entry and at the end of another. Some entries may appear more complete than others. I have included whatever information I could find. If there is no comment on the origin or meaning of a name, it is because the information was not available. In some cases, however, resort to an unabridged dictionary may suggest the meaning of many names."
--From The North Carolina Gazetteer, 1st edition, preface by William S. Powell
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Blockade Branch |
rises in W Macon County and flows NE into Choga Creek. |
| Blockade Shoal |
lies off the NW shore of Roanoke Island, E Dare County, in the waters of Croatan Sound. |
| Blockers |
See Stedman. |
| Blockersville |
See Stedman. |
| Blockhouse Mountain |
NW Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Jenkins Trail Ridge near lat. 35°33' N., long. 83°42'35" W. Alt. 5,425. |
| Blockhouse Ridge |
NW Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a spur of Jenkins Trail Ridge extending SE from Blockhouse Mountain near lat. 35°32'40" N., long. 83°41'15" W. |
| Blood Camp Ridge |
central Avery County. |
| Blood Creek |
rises in SW Wilkes County and flows N into W. Kerr Scott Reservoir. |
| Bloodrun Creek |
rises in W Chatham County and flows SW into Brush Creek. Local tradition says that a "hot skirmish" occurred between small bands of Whigs and Tories during the Revolutionary War. Each side, not wishing to reveal its losses, buried its dead secretly. One of the sites selected as a burying ground was near the small stream, and it was given its present name to commemorate the shedding of blood in battle. |
| Bloody Bluff |
S Sampson County overlooking Black River. |
