Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Blockersville |
See Stedman. |
| Blockhouse Mountain |
NW Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Jenkins Trail Ridge near lat. 35°33' N., long. 83°42'35" W. Alt. 5,425. |
| Blockhouse Ridge |
NW Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a spur of Jenkins Trail Ridge extending SE from Blockhouse Mountain near lat. 35°32'40" N., long. 83°41'15" W. |
| Blood Camp Ridge |
central Avery County. |
| Blood Creek |
rises in SW Wilkes County and flows N into W. Kerr Scott Reservoir. |
| Bloodrun Creek |
rises in W Chatham County and flows SW into Brush Creek. Local tradition says that a "hot skirmish" occurred between small bands of Whigs and Tories during the Revolutionary War. Each side, not wishing to reveal its losses, buried its dead secretly. One of the sites selected as a burying ground was near the small stream, and it was given its present name to commemorate the shedding of blood in battle. |
| Bloody Bluff |
S Sampson County overlooking Black River. |
| Bloody Fork |
rises in N Yancey County and flows NW into Cane River. |
| Bloody Rock |
near Cullasaja, E Macon County. A blood-colored liquid oozing from the granite rock is said by legend to mark the site where a young man of the community was murdered by a jealous rival for the affections of a local lass. |
| Bloomery Swamp |
is formed by the junction of Millstone and Juniper Creeks in NW Wilson County. It flows SE into Contentnea Creek. Known prior to 1782 as Great Swamp. |