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Brown's IslandS Carteret County, approx. 1½ mi. long, N of the E end of Harkers Island and separated from it by Westmouth Bay and Eastmouth Bay.
Brown's SoundS Onslow County. Largely tidal marsh, it lies between Brown's Island and Onslow Beach and the mainland and extends from Bear Inlet to New River Inlet. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean through Bear Inlet, Browns Inlet, and New River Inlet. Now within the limits of Camp Lejeune.
Brown's StoreSee Locust Hill.
Brown's StoreSee Brown.
Browning Branchrises in S Haywood County and flows NW into Richland Creek.
Browning PeakSee Black Mountain (Jackson-Haywood county line).
Browns Creekrises in E Yancey County and flows E into South Toe River.
Browns Creekrises in central Bladen County and flows E into the Cape Fear River. Appears as Earthquake Branch on the Moseley map, 1733.
Browns Fordin Yadkin River, SW Wilkes County. Named for Capt. John Brown, Revolutionary War soldier, who lived nearby and in whose home the first county government was organized in 1778. A bridge was built there after 1900, later replaced by a modern highway bridge.
Browns InletSE Onslow County between the N end of Onslow Beach and Bear Inlet. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733.