Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Boone Creek |
rises in S Watauga County and flows NE into Flannery Fork [South Fork River]. |
| Boone Fork |
rises in S Watauga County and flows NE and N into Watauga River. |
| Boone Ridge |
W Yancey County between Wolf Branch and Shepherd Branch. |
| Boone Township |
central Watauga County. |
| Boone's Cave |
on a high bluff overlooking the Yadkin River in W Davidson County is traditionally said to have been occupied by Daniel Boone. It is near Horseshoe Neck, which see, and a park is maintained near the cave by the county. |
| Boone's Fork |
stream, rises in NW Caldwell County and flows W into Mulberry Creek. Named for Jesse Boone, pre-Revolutionary settler and nephew of Daniel Boone. |
| Boones Crossroads |
community in SW Northampton County. |
| Boones Gap |
SW Wilkes County near the headwaters of Warrior Creek. Named for the explorer Daniel Boone. |
| Boonford |
community in E Yancey County on North Toe River. Named for Daniel Boone, who is said to have forded the river there. |
| Boons Ferry |
appears on the Collet map, 1770, as being on the Meherrin River between NE Northampton County and NW Hertford County. By 1802 it had ceased operation, and by 1833 Boone Bridge existed at the site. A bridge still crosses the river there. |