community in W Mitchell County on Toe River. Alt. 2,331. Name said to have been given after a railroad brakeman left a bandana tied to a laurel bush to mark the location of a station.

community in E Catawba County. Named for pioneer Bandy family.

NW Burke County. Alt. 2,747.

SE Catawba County. Named for George Bandy, Virginian, who settled in Lincoln County, 1783.

community in NW Wake County served by post office, 1888-1904.

rises in SE Mitchell County and flows SW into North Toe River about 1 mi. E of Spruce Pine. Formerly known as Christ Branch; name changed after 1939.

rises in central Avery County and flows S into North Toe River.

rises in E Beaufort County and flows NW into Pungo Creek.

N Henderson County between Garren Mountain and Kyles Creek.

extends from SE Pasquotank County into Pasquotank River on the S shore of Little Flatty Creek.