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Place Description
Black Branch

rises in SW Duplin County and flows NE into Rockfish Creek.

Black Brothers

former name of two peaks approx. 1 mi. N of Mount Mitchell, S Yancey County. Renamed Mount Craig and Big Tom, which see, in 1947.

Black Camp Gap

on the Haywood-Swain county line near the head of Bunches Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Balsam Mountain. A log-house camp was built there for the use of cattle rangers and hunters. A forest fire partially burned the camp, burning off the bark and charring the logs of the cabins. Later campers lodging there got themselves black from contact with the burnt logs, hence the name Black Camp. Alt. 4,492.

Black Creek

See Back Creek.

Black Creek

town in S Wilson County named for nearby stream. Alt. 120. Est. 1840 as a station and post office on the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. Inc. 1870.

Black Creek

rises in SW Wilson County and flows E into Contentnea Creek.

Black Creek

rises in S Wake County and flows SE into Johnston County, where it enters Neuse River.

Black Creek

rises in W central Wake County and flows NE into Crabtree Creek.

Black Creek

rises in E Hoke County and flows S into Puppy Creek.

Black Creek

rises in SW Columbus County and flows SW into Lake Tabor, which see.