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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 |
|---|---|
| Bloody Fork |
rises in N Yancey County and flows NW into Cane River. |
| Bloody Rock |
near Cullasaja, E Macon County. A blood-colored liquid oozing from the granite rock is said by legend to mark the site where a young man of the community was murdered by a jealous rival for the affections of a local lass. |
| Bloomery Swamp |
is formed by the junction of Millstone and Juniper Creeks in NW Wilson County. It flows SE into Contentnea Creek. Known prior to 1782 as Great Swamp. |
| Bloomingdale |
community in S Robeson County. |
| Bloomington |
See Archdale. |
| Blossie Creek |
waterway off Roanoke Bay separating Off Island from Bodie Island, E Dare County. |
| Blossom Swamp |
rises in S Pender County and flows NE into Trumpeters Swamp. Probably named for Samuel Blossom, a Portuguese emigrant who operated a ferry across the Northeast Cape Fear River in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. |
| Blossomtown |
community in central Macon County on a tributary of Cartoogechaye Creek. |
| Blount Pocosin |
the N section of Big Pocosin in SW Beaufort County. |
| Blounts Creek |
rises in central Cumberland County and flows SE into Little Cross Creek. |
