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Place Description
Boger City

community in central Lincoln County. Named for Robert Boger, who est. a textile mill there. Previously known as Goodsons Store and Goodsonville.

Boggan

community in central Anson County. Alt. 306. Probably named for Patrick Boggan, pioneer settler. See Wadesboro.

Bogue

community in W Carteret County. Site of auxiliary air base for Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station.

Bogue

See Swansboro.

Bogue Banks

barrier beach in S Carteret County forming one of the Outer Banks. It is 25 mi. long and from ½ to 2 mi. wide. Fort Macon is at the E end; the towns of Atlantic Beach, Salter Path, and Emerald Isle are on Bogue Banks. The name appears on the Moseley map, 1733. Josiah Bogue settled in the vicinity in the early eighteenth century. Named for him or for the family.

Bogue Inlet

an inlet from the Atlantic Ocean into Bogue Sound between Dudley's Island, E Onslow County, and Bogue Banks, SW Carteret County. White Oak River enters the Atlantic Ocean through the inlet. Shown on the De Graffenried map (French text), 1711.

Bogue Sound

extends from the SW end of Carteret County along its S edge to the SE section of the county at Beaufort and Morehead City. The sound drains into the Atlantic Ocean through Beaufort Inlet, which see.

Bogue Swamp

rises in N central Columbus County and flows SE into Waccamaw River.

Bogue Township

central Columbus County.

Boiling Springs

community in N Cherokee County on Hanging Dog Creek.