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This content is from the North Carolina Gazetteer, edited by William S. Powell and Michael Hill. Copyright © 2010 by the University of North Carolina Press. Used by permission of the publisher. For personal use and not for further distribution. Please submit permission requests for other use directly to the publisher.
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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 |
|---|---|
| Brandy Creek |
rises in W Franklin County and flows NE into Cedar Creek. |
| Brandy Gap |
in NW Mitchell County at the head of Right Fork [Pigeonroost Creek]. |
| Brank Cove |
the valley through which Brank Cove Branch flows in N Buncombe County, W of Thurz Mountain. |
| Brank Cove Branch |
rises near Brittain Mountain in N Buncombe County and flows NW into Flat Creek. |
| Brank Mountain |
N Buncombe County between Pink Fox Cove and Little Middle Mountain. |
| Branning |
community in N Bertie County served by post office, 1895-1906. |
| Branon |
community in S central Yadkin County near South Deep Creek. |
| Branson Creek |
rises in central Onslow County and flows E into New River. |
| Brant Island |
a tidal marsh island approx. ½ mi. long in Pamlico Sound, NE Pamlico County off Goose Creek Island. |
| Brantley Island |
a neck of land in SW Brunswick County between Saucepan Creek and the Intracoastal Waterway. |
