Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Brank Mountain |
N Buncombe County between Pink Fox Cove and Little Middle Mountain. |
| Branning |
community in N Bertie County served by post office, 1895-1906. |
| Branon |
community in S central Yadkin County near South Deep Creek. |
| Branson Creek |
rises in central Onslow County and flows E into New River. |
| Brant Island |
a tidal marsh island approx. ½ mi. long in Pamlico Sound, NE Pamlico County off Goose Creek Island. |
| Brantley Island |
a neck of land in SW Brunswick County between Saucepan Creek and the Intracoastal Waterway. |
| Brassfield |
community in S Durham County. Named for a local family. Formerly known as Flemington; name changed prior to 1865. |
| Brassfield Township |
SE Granville County. |
| Brasstown |
community in SW Clay County on Ledford Branch. Alt. 1,650. Reputedly named because of confusion of two Cherokee words of similar sound but different meaning-itse'yi (a place made green with vegetation) and untsai'yi (brass). The John C. Campbell Folk School, on a 175-acre farm, is there. |
| Brasstown Creek |
rises in S Clay County and flows NW to the Cherokee-Clay county line, which it forms for a short distance before flowing into Hiwassee River. |