Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Browns Inlet |
SE Onslow County between the N end of Onslow Beach and Bear Inlet. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733. |
| Browns Knob |
SW Buncombe County between Billy Cove and Sheep Rock. Alt. 3,760. |
| Browns Landing |
U.S. Lock Number 2 on Cape Fear River in central Bladen County. |
| Browns Mill Creek |
ises in S Transylvania County and flows NE into French Broad River. |
| Browns Mountain |
SW Wilkes County between Yadkin River and Long Fork of Beaver Creek. Named for James Brown, eighteenth-century resident who lived at its foot. Alt. 2,075. Joins Jerry Mountain in NE Caldwell County. |
| Browns Siding |
See Vaughan. |
| Browns Summit |
community in N Guilford County. Alt. 805. Land there acquired by Jesse Brown, 1858. Named for him in 1863 when Richmond and Danville Railroad was built; the Brown farm was the highest point on the line. Also called Brown Summit. |
| Browns Swamp |
rises in SE Onslow County and flows SW into Turpentine Creek. Appears in local records as Brown's Creek as early as 1744. |
| Browns Turnout |
See Vaughan. |
| Brownsville |
community in NE Granville County on Grassy Creek. A post office as early as 1822. |