Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Blevins Crossroads |
community in NE Alleghany County. |
| Blevins Ridge |
N central Avery County. |
| Blewett Falls Lake |
on the Pee Dee River in Anson and Richmond Counties. Rocking-ham Power Co. began development of falls for hydro electric power, 1907-1908; Carolina Power and Light Co. (now Progress Energy) took over, 1926. A dam 1,470 ft. long impounds a lake 9.4 mi. long covering 2,500 acres. Named for William Bluit or Blewett (1719-1810), native of England, who owned land there in 1758. Falls, now under the lake, dropped 8 or 9 ft. over a distance of about 1,000 ft. |
| Blewing Creek |
See Blue Creek. |
| Bliss |
community in E Surry County served by post office, 1880-1902. |
| Bloat Springs Landing |
on Cape Fear River in central Bladen County. |
| Block House Creek |
rises in South Carolina and flows NE into Polk County, where it enters Pacolet River. |
| Blockade Branch |
rises in W Macon County and flows NE into Choga Creek. |
| Blockade Shoal |
lies off the NW shore of Roanoke Island, E Dare County, in the waters of Croatan Sound. |
| Blockers |
See Stedman. |