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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 |
|---|---|
| Bull Run Creek |
rises in E central Surry County and flows SE into Ararat River. |
| Bull Run Creek |
rises in S Guilford County and flows SW into East Prong Deep River. |
| Bull Tail Branch |
rises in NE Pender County and flows S to join Bullhead Branch in forming Bull Branch. |
| Bull's Bay |
community in NW Tyrrell County. Called Bay when a post office was there. It is on Bull Bay. |
| Bulla |
community in central Randolph County served by post office, 1882-1903. |
| Bulldie Creek |
rises in NE Swain County and flows SE into Raven Fork. |
| Bulldie Ridge |
NE Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a spur extending NE from Katalsta Ridge. |
| Bullfrog Creek |
rises in central Currituck County in Great Swamp and flows S into North River. |
| Bullhead |
community in W Greene County S of Nahunta Swamp near the Wayne County line. Settled as early as 1769. During the Revolution, as British soldiers approached, a ferocious bull was turned loose to frighten them. The soldiers, however, killed the bull, cut off his head, and placed it on a fence post. |
| Bullhead Branch |
rises in NE Pender County and flows S to join Bull Tail Branch in forming Bull Branch. |
