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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 |
|---|---|
| Blue Sea Creek |
rises in S Yancey County and flows NW into Beech Nursery Creek. |
| Blue Sea Falls |
on Blue Sea Creek, S Yancey County in Pisgah National Forest. |
| Blue Springs Township |
SW Hoke County. A part of Robeson County until 1911. |
| Blue Valley |
joined valleys of East Fork Overflow Creek and West Fork Overflow Creek in SE Macon County. |
| Blue Wing |
community in NW Granville County served by post office, 1841-1905. |
| Blue Wing Creek |
rises in E Person County and flows NE into Hyco Creek in Virginia. Mentioned in 1728 by William Byrd. The bluewing was a small duck regarded as a delicacy. |
| Blue's Crossing |
See Aberdeen. |
| Blue's Mountain |
an elevation in N Hoke County on the Fort Bragg Military Reservation. Named for the Blue family, former owners. |
| Bluebutton |
community in S central Camden County, named for the plantation of Stephen Richardson located there in 1722; in turn named for the small periwinkle (Vinca minor) commonly called bluebutton and native to the area. The community was the gathering point, in 1840, for families in the area beginning on their W migration. From 1908 to 1929, the post office name of Bluebutton was Bartlett, for a local family. |
| Bluefield |
community in S central Bladen County. Named for John Blue. |
