Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Buck Shoal |
on French Broad River in N Henderson County. Named because deer formerly fed on moss growing there. Bill Nye (1850-96), American humorist, lived there from about 1880 until his death. |
| Buck Shoals |
community in SW Yadkin County on North Hunting Creek. Named for the herds of deer that once gathered in the shoals of the creek. |
| Buck Shoals Township |
SW Yadkin County. |
| Buck Spring |
E Haywood County, springs forming in part the headwaters of Pisgah Creek. |
| Buck Spring Gap |
on the Haywood-Transylvania county line on Pisgah Ridge just S of Little Pisgah Mountain at the head of Pisgah Creek. Alt. 4,980. |
| Buck Swamp |
rises in S Wayne County and flows NW into Thoroughfare Swamp. |
| Buck Swamp Township |
NW Wayne County. |
| Buck Water Creek |
See Buck Quarter Creek. |
| Buck Water Mountain |
E Macon County between Little Buck Creek and Katie Creek. |
| Buckeye Branch |
rises in E Haywood County and flows SE into Bald Creek. |