Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Big Swag Branch |
rises in central Jackson County and flows N into Bear Creek. |
| Big Swag Gap |
See Beech Gap. |
| Big Swamp |
rises in W Sampson County and flows S into South River. |
| Big Tom |
peak in Mount Mitchell State Park, S Yancey County. One of two peaks known as Black Brothers until 1947, when renamed in honor of Thomas "Big Tom" David Wilson (1825-1909), bear hunter and guide who found the body of Elisha Mitchell on July 7, 1857, after he had fallen to his death on Mount Mitchell. Known earlier as Hairy Bear Mountain. |
| Big Tomahawk Creek |
See Troublesome Creek. |
| Big Warrior Mountain |
S Polk County, W of town of Tryon. Named for Big Wayah (wolf), chief of the Cherokee Indians. Alt. 2,466. |
| Big White Oak Creek |
rises in W Wake County and flows S and SW into Chatham County, where it enters New Hope River. |
| Big White Pocosin |
sandy pocosin in SE Cumberland County. |
| Big Witch Creek |
rises in N Jackson County and flows SW into Wrights Creek. |
| Big Witch Gap |
on the Jackson-Swain county line near the head of Moody Branch. |