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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 |
|---|---|
| Bays |
See Carolina Bays. |
| Baysden Mill Pond |
in SW Onslow County on Cypress Creek. Covers approx. 10 acres; max. depth 10 ft. |
| Bayside |
See Bayview. |
| Bayview |
community on Pamlico River, central Beaufort County. Known earlier as Bayside. |
| Beach Branch |
rises in NE Cherokee County and flows SE into Right Fork Webb Creek. |
| Beach Creek |
rises in S Clay County and flows SW into Brasstown Creek. |
| Beach Springs |
community in W Perquimans County. |
| Beach Top |
S Clay County near the headwaters of Beach Creek and Long Branch. |
| Beacon Height |
mountain in E Avery County. |
| Beacon Island |
in Pamlico Sound, NE Carteret County, is situated between Wallace Channel and Blair Channel leading through Ocracoke Inlet. Approx. 1,200 ft. long. Name derived from two large beacons on the island formerly used by pilots guiding ships through the channels. Jonathan Price wrote in 1795 that a "fort" was built on the S end of the island in 1794-95 pursuant to an act of Congress. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733. |
