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Place Description
Boone Creek

rises in S Watauga County and flows NE into Flannery Fork [South Fork River].

Boone Fork

rises in S Watauga County and flows NE and N into Watauga River.

Boone Ridge

W Yancey County between Wolf Branch and Shepherd Branch.

Boone Township

central Watauga County.

Boone Township

W Davidson County, named for Daniel Boone, who is said to have lived in a cabin along the banks of the Yadkin River in the area.

Boone's Cave

on a high bluff overlooking the Yadkin River in W Davidson County is traditionally said to have been occupied by Daniel Boone. It is near Horseshoe Neck, which see, and a park is maintained near the cave by the county.

Boone's Fork

stream, rises in NW Caldwell County and flows W into Mulberry Creek. Named for Jesse Boone, pre-Revolutionary settler and nephew of Daniel Boone.

Boones Crossroads

community in SW Northampton County.

Boones Gap

SW Wilkes County near the headwaters of Warrior Creek. Named for the explorer Daniel Boone.

Boonford

community in E Yancey County on North Toe River. Named for Daniel Boone, who is said to have forded the river there.