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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 |
|---|---|
| Broad Creek |
a canal in SE Bertie County connecting two sides of a loop in the Roanoke River. |
| Broad Creek Point |
peninsula on the E shore of Roanoke Island, E Dare County, extending SE into Roanoke Sound and Broad Creek. |
| Broad Inlet |
appears on the Moseley map, 1733, in the beach barrier of E New Hanover County between the present Masonboro and Moore Inlet. |
| Broad River |
rises in SE Buncombe County and flows SE across NE Henderson County into W Rutherford County; SE to the Polk-Rutherford county line, where it is joined by Green River; SE and NE into Cleveland County; and SE into South Carolina, where it joins Saluda River at Columbia to form the Congaree River. Sometimes known locally as Rocky Broad River and Main Broad River. Known by the Indians as Ess-ee-daw Lake Lure is on Broad River. Appears on the Collet map, 1770. See also Hickory Nut Gorge. |
| Broad River Township |
SE Buncombe County. Formerly in McDowell County but annexed to Buncombe County by legislative act in 1925. |
| Broad Run |
rises in E Pitt County and flows SE into Tar River. |
| Broad Shoals |
community in S Alexander County served by post office, 1881-1904. |
| Broad Swamp |
W Beaufort County, is the lower course of Hall Swamp. It flows S into Pamlico River. |
| Broadbay Township |
S Forsyth County. Named for Broadbay, Mass. (now Waldoboro, Maine), the former home of the first settlers of Friedland, a community in the township. See also Friedland. |
| Broadneck Swamp |
SE Bertie County. Named for its location in a neck of the Roanoke River. See also Town Swamp. |
