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"The North Carolina Gazetteer is a geographical dictionary in which an attempt has been made to list all of the geographic features of the state in one alphabet. It is current, and it is historical as well. Many features and places that no longer exist are included; many towns and counties for which plans were made but which never materialized are also included. Some names appearing on old maps may have been imaginary, but many of them also appear in this gazetteer.
Each entry is located according to the county in which it is found. I have not felt obliged to keep entries uniform. The altitude of a place, the date of incorporation of a city or town, may appear in the beginning of one entry and at the end of another. Some entries may appear more complete than others. I have included whatever information I could find. If there is no comment on the origin or meaning of a name, it is because the information was not available. In some cases, however, resort to an unabridged dictionary may suggest the meaning of many names."
--From The North Carolina Gazetteer, 1st edition, preface by William S. Powell
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Bell Creek |
rises in N Cherokee County and flows SE into Garreck Creek. |
| Bell Island |
peninsula that extends from the S mainland of Hyde County into Pamlico Sound between Swanquarter Bay and Rose Bay. See also Abigails Islands. |
| Bell Island |
a peninsula extending from the E mainland of Currituck County into Coinjock Bay and Currituck Sound. Formerly separated from the mainland and called Willowbies Island on the Ogilby map, 1671, in honor of Peregrine Bertie, Lord Willoughby de Eresby (1555-1601), thought to have been a subscriber to the Roanoke voyage of 1585. On the Collet map, 1770, and subsequent maps until MacRae, 1833, the name Betts Island is used. It is now 1½ mi. long and ½ mi. wide. See also Bell's Island. |
| Bell Island |
See Pittmans Island. |
| Bell Knob |
on the Clay-Macon county line. |
| Bell Mountain |
W Henderson County between Little Willow Creek and South Fork. |
| Bell Mountain |
S Cherokee County between Raminger Creek and Cane Creek. |
| Bell Point |
peninsula off N Pamlico County extending into Bay River. |
| Bell River |
is formed in S Alexander County where Glade Creek enters Lower Little River. It flows S approx. 1½ mi. into Catawba River. Local usage applies the name to Lower Little River S from a point about midway between the mouths of Muddy Fork and Spring Creeks, where N.C. Highway 90 crosses Lower Little River. |
| Bell Swamp |
community in E central Brunswick County. |
