Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Bent Mountain |
SW Buncombe County W of Piney Mountain. |
| Bent Ridge |
SW Avery County. |
| Bentley |
community in S central Alexander County. |
| Benton Branch |
rises in SW Caswell County and flows SW into Stoney Creek. |
| Benton Crossroads |
See Fairview. |
| Benton Heights |
town in central Union County. Inc. 1913. Merged with city of Monroe in 1945. Alt. 595. |
| Bentonville |
community in S Johnston County. |
| Bentonville Battlefield |
State Historic Site, S Johnston County. Scene of Civil War battle, March 19-22, 1865, in which Confederates under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston encountered Federals under Gen. William T. Sherman. Bloodiest battle ever fought on North Carolina soil. |
| Bentonville Township |
SE Johnston County. |
| Benvenue |
community in E Nash County between Horn Beam Swamp and Compass Creek. Took its name from the plantation of Benjamin Hickman Bunn, which was named about 1890 for Ben Venue, a small mountain in Perthshire, Scotland. |