Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Back Landing Creek |
rises in the highlands of Indian Island, SE Camden County, and flows SE into North River. |
| Back Marsh |
rises in N Duplin County and flows SW into Northeast Cape Fear River. |
| Back of Beyond |
name given to far western counties by Horace Kephart in Our Southern Highlanders (1913). Derived from longtime inaccessibility of region. |
| Back Sound |
between Shackleford Banks and Harkers Island in SE Carteret County. |
| Back Swamp |
rises in NW Onslow County and flows SW into Duplin County, where it enters Cypress Creek. |
| Back Swamp |
rises in NW Nash County and flows SE into Big Peachtree Creek. |
| Back Swamp |
rises in W Robeson County and flows SE into Lumber River in central Robeson County. |
| Back Swamp Township |
central Robeson County. |
| Backcountry |
term used during the early settlement and colonial period for the vast interior of North Carolina, located away from the coastline and including both the modern-day Piedmont and Mountain regions. |
| Bad Branch |
rises in E Macon County and flows SW into Big Creek. |