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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 |
|---|---|
| Barkers Creek |
community in NW Jackson County. Alt. 1,901. |
| Barkers Creek Township |
NW Jackson County. |
| Barkers Ferry |
on Catawba River at Mecklenburg-Lincoln county boundary. Now under waters of Lake Norman. |
| Barkerside |
community in central Pitt County. |
| Barkley |
community in W Lincoln County served by post office, 1889-1906. |
| Barlowes |
community in SE Pender County on Bishop Creek. A former post office there was known as Sloop Point, which see. |
| Barn Branch |
rises in S Haywood County and flows N into Jonathans Creek. |
| Barnard |
community in central Madison County on French Broad River at the mouth of Brush Creek. Alt. 1,534. Barnard's Station post office est. as early as 1830. Named for Job Barnard, who settled there by 1794. |
| Barnards Creek |
rises in central New Hanover County and flows W into Cape Fear River. |
| Barnardsville |
town in N Buncombe County near the junction of North Fork Ivy Creek and Dillingham Creek. Inc. 1959. A post office operated there beginning in 1875. Alt. 2,250. Produces wearing apparel. |
