Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Bird Island |
on the Atlantic Ocean, SW Brunswick County. The W tip of the island is in South Carolina. |
| Bird Islands |
approx. a dozen small islands on Clam Shoal, in the waters of Pamlico Sound, S Dare County, off the S part of Hatteras Island. |
| Bird Rock Falls |
W Transylvania County on North Fork French Broad River just below where it is formed by junction of Indian Creek and Shoal Creek. Alt. approx. 2,720. |
| Birdstand Mountain |
S Haywood County between Little East Fork Pigeon River and West Fork Pigeon River. |
| Birdtown |
community in E Swain County on Oconaluftee River. Probably named for the Bird Clan, In-a-cheese-quah, one of the original seven clans of the Cherokee Indians. Bird Town is one of the five townships of the Cherokees' Qualla Boundary, which see. Alt. 1,900. See also Oconaluftee River. |
| Birta |
community in S Pender County served by post office, 1894-1905. |
| Biscoe |
town in E Montgomery County. Alt. 609. Inc. 1901. Known as Filo until 1895, when it was renamed for Maj. Henry Biscoe, lumber commission merchant. Produces textiles. |
| Biscoe Township |
E Montgomery County. |
| Bishop |
community in NE Brunswick County. |
| Bishop Creek |
rises in SE Pender County and flows S into Topsail Sound. |