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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 |
|---|---|
| Big Butt Creek |
rises in NE Buncombe County and flows NW into Straight Creek. |
| Big Butt Knob |
on the Buncombe-Yancey county line between Flat Spring Knob and Little Butt Knob. |
| Big Butt Mountain |
peak of Newfound Mountain on the Buncombe-Haywood county line. Alt. 4,744. |
| Big Butte |
mountain on the Buncombe-Yancey county line SW of Flat Springs Gap. Alt. 6,001. Formerly known as Wilson Knob Mountain; also called Yeates Knob. |
| Big Butte Mountain |
W Avery County. |
| Big Cataloochee Mountain |
W Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A Balsam Mountain peak, alt. 6,122, near lat. 35°40'25" N., long. 83°10'27" W. Known briefly in the 1890s as Nibb's Knob after a member of the U.S. Geological Survey party attempted to name the peak for himself. |
| Big Chestnut Bald |
mountain on the Swain County, N.C.-Sevier County, Tenn., line in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Alt. 4,970. |
| Big Chinquapin Branch |
See Chinquapin Branch. |
| Big Colington Island |
See Colington Island. |
| Big Colly Bay |
NE Bladen County, approx. 5½ mi. long. Colly Creek rises there. Probably named for the obsolete adjective "colly," meaning grimy or coal-black. |
