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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 |
|---|---|
| Brushy Fork Branch |
rises in NE Craven County and flows SW into Little Swift Creek. |
| Brushy Fork Creek |
rises in W Stokes County and flows SE into Town Fork Creek. |
| Brushy Fork Mountain |
W Jackson County between Savannah Creek and Brushy Fork. |
| Brushy Fork Township |
W central Watauga County. |
| Brushy Gap |
NE Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Shiltoskie Ridge. |
| Brushy Head Mountain |
NE Cherokee County between Graybeard Creek and Valley River. |
| Brushy Knob |
NE Buncombe County near the headwaters of Walker Branch. |
| Brushy Mountain |
NE Buncombe County near Beetree Reservoir. |
| Brushy Mountain Township |
S Wilkes County. |
| Brushy Mountains |
a low range extending across S Wilkes County, N Alexander County, and into E Caldwell County. Sometimes also described as crossing Yadkin and Surry Counties, with isolated Pilot Mountain included as the E peak. Pore's Knob in Wilkes County, the highest peak, is 2,680 ft.; Hibriten Mountain in Caldwell County is 2,265 ft. Shown on the 1755 ed. of the Fry-Jefferson map. |
