Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Brushy Mountain |
NE Buncombe County near Beetree Reservoir. |
| Brushy Mountain Township |
S Wilkes County. |
| Brushy Mountains |
a low range extending across S Wilkes County, N Alexander County, and into E Caldwell County. Sometimes also described as crossing Yadkin and Surry Counties, with isolated Pilot Mountain included as the E peak. Pore's Knob in Wilkes County, the highest peak, is 2,680 ft.; Hibriten Mountain in Caldwell County is 2,265 ft. Shown on the 1755 ed. of the Fry-Jefferson map. |
| Brushy Ridge |
S Macon County between Rock Branch and Falls Branch. |
| Brushy Ridge Branch |
rises in W Transylvania County and flows SW into Cathey's Creek. |
| Bryan |
community in S Chatham County served by post office, 1891-1904. |
| Bryan Creek |
rises in central Pitt County and flows SE into Tar River. |
| Bryan Township |
W Surry County. |
| Bryan's Settlement |
area in Yadkin River valley of NE Davie County. In 1748 Morgan Bryan moved there with his large family. Their holdings totaled over 5,000 acres. |
| Bryant Branch |
rises in N Davie County near Pino and flows SE approx. 4 mi. into Dutchmans Creek. Named for the Bryant family, which settled in the area prior to 1752. |