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Place Description
Browntown

community in S Greene County. Named for the fact that it was a community of residents of mixed race. Settled prior to 1890.

Bruce

community in W Pitt County. Cottendale, the plantation of the Cotten family (Sallie Southall Cotten, Bruce Cotten, and others) is nearby.

Bruce Knob

central Macon County between the head of Wallace Creek and Carson Cove.

Bruce Ridge

E Clay County between Glade Branch and Cold Spring Branch.

Bruce Township

NW Guilford County, named for Charles Bruce, early settler, Revolutionary War soldier, and founder of Bruce's Crossroad, now Summerfield.

Bruce's Crossroads

See Summerfield.

Brumleys Creek

rises in NE Caldwell County and flows SE into Lower Creek approx. 3 mi. W of Lenoir.

Brummett Creek

rises in W Mitchell County and flows SW into Toe River.

Brundana

community in W Mitchell County.

Brunswick

community in N Randolph County served by post office, 1884-1903.