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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 |
|---|---|
| Bartlett Mountain |
central Buncombe County SE of Swan Mountain. |
| Bartleys Island |
narrow sandy strip approx. 2¾ mi. long beside French Broad River, W Madison County. |
| Barton Creek Township |
NW Wake County. |
| Bartonsville |
community in NE Hertford County. Named for local Barton family before the Civil War. |
| Bartrams Creek |
rises in SW Carteret County and flows S into Bogue Sound. Also known as Barns Creek. Probably named for William Bartram. |
| Bartrams Lake |
See White Lake. |
| Basal Creek |
rises in SW Wake County and flows SE and then NE through Mills Pond and into Sunset Lake, where it joins Middle Creek. |
| Basin Creek |
rises in S Alleghany County and flows S through Doughton Park in N Wilkes County to join Lovelace Creek in forming Middle Prong Roaring River. |
| Basin, The |
a body of water at the S tip of New Hanover County. The Cape Fear River on the W is separated from The Basin by a dam; New Inlet on the Atlantic Ocean side permits access from Onslow Bay. The Brunswick-New Hanover county line divides The Basin near its center. |
| Basnight |
community in W central Washington County midway between towns of Roper and Plymouth. Locally called Macedonia. |
