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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 |
|---|---|
| Badin |
community in NE Stanly County on Badin Lake. Alt. 400. Est. 1913 by Adrien Badin, French industrialist who operated aluminum-reduction plant there. Plant opened as Aluminium Francais in 1915, later operated by Aluminum Company of America, closed 2002. |
| Badin Lake |
on Yadkin River in Montgomery and Stanly Counties. Covers 5,973 acres; max. depth 40 ft. Completed 1917 by Carolina Aluminum Company to generate hydroelectricity and for recreation. Also referred to as Narrows Reservoir. |
| Bagdad |
community in N Davidson County served by post office, 1893-1902. |
| Bagley |
community in NE Johnston County. Named for local family. |
| Bagley Academy Branch |
rises in NE Warren County and flows N into Little Stonehouse Creek. |
| Bahama |
(ba-HAY-ma), community in N Durham County. Settled about 1880. Originally called Balltown until renamed. Bahama coined from the first two letters of the names of three prominent families-Ball, Harris, and Mangum. For a time in the nineteenth century, the post office name was Hunkadora. Alt. 507. |
| Bailey |
See Center. |
| Bailey Branch |
rises in E Madison County and flows S into Middle Fork. |
| Bailey Cove |
N central Yancey County near the head of Star Branch. |
| Bailey Creek |
rises in SE Beaufort County and flows E into South Creek. |
