Gazetteer
| Place | Description | 
|---|---|
| Bear Ridge | 
 S Yancey County between Blue Sea Creek and Beech Nursery Creek.  | 
              
| Bear Ridge | 
 between Cashie Branch and Licklog Creek in N Jackson County.  | 
              
| Bear Rock Branch | 
 rises in S Yancey County and flows SE into South Toe River.  | 
              
| Bear Swamp | 
 rises in central Northampton County and flows SE into Urahaw Swamp.  | 
              
| Bear Swamp | 
 rises in W Robeson County and flows SE into Lumber River.  | 
              
| Bear Swamp | 
 is formed in S Hertford County by the junction of Horse Swamp and Flat Swamp and flows E into Ahoskie Creek.  | 
              
| Bear Swamp | 
 rises in W Halifax County and flows SW into Little Fishing Creek.  | 
              
| Bear Swamp | 
 rises in NW Duplin County and flows NE into Goshen Swamp.  | 
              
| Bear Swamp | 
 E Chowan and W Perquimans Counties. Covered about 1/8 of Chowan County before being drained to provide farmland.  | 
              
| Bear Swamp Creek | 
 rises in N Franklin County and flows SW into Tar River.  |