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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 |
|---|---|
| Buies |
See Buie. |
| Buies Creek |
rises in NE Harnett County and flows SW into Cape Fear River. Known as Archie Buie's Creek on early maps of the region. |
| Buies Falls |
rapids in Cape Fear River in central Harnett County at the junction of Buies Creek with the river. Called Bowies Falls by Hamilton Fulton in his 1819 survey of the rivers of North Carolina. |
| Buies Pond |
N Robeson County on a branch of Richland Swamp. Covers approx. 150 acres, with a max. depth of 10 to 12 ft. |
| Buladean |
community in N Mitchell County on Big Rock Creek. Known first as Magnetic City for its location near large deposits of magnetic iron ore. Present name said to have been for Beulah Dean, daughter of the first postmaster. |
| Bull Bay |
NW Tyrrell County and NE Washington County, formed by the Scuppernong River estuary in Albemarle Sound. Surface area approx, 10,000 acres; max. depth 14 ft. |
| Bull Branch |
is formed in NE Pender County by the junction of Bullhead Branch and Bull Tail Branch. It flows SE into Moore's Creek. |
| Bull Cove |
SE Clay County between Bear Pen Ridge and Fairfield Ridge. |
| Bull Creek |
rises in N Buncombe County near Bull Mountain and flows S into Swannanoa River. The last buffalo seen in the county was killed by one of the first white settlers in the vicinity, Joseph Rice. |
| Bull Creek Gap |
N Madison County between Big Laurel Creek and the head of West Fork [Bull Creek]. |
