Gazetteer
Place | Description |
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Burleson Branch |
rises in central Yancey County and flows N into Cane River. |
Burlington |
city in central Alamance County. About 1851 the North Carolina Railroad built its repair shops there and the name Company Shops was applied to the community until 1887, when a list of names suggested by local citizens was referred to a committee for decision. Burlington is said to have been suggested by Katherine Scales, daughter of Governor Alfred M. Scales. Inc. 1893. Railroad shops moved to Spencer in 1896. A Civil War training camp was est. at Company Shops. Alt. 658. Produces textiles, hosiery, electronics, and paper boxes. |
Burlington Crossroads |
community in S Hoke County. |
Burlington Township |
former township in central Alamance County, now township no. 12. |
Burnett Bear Pen Ridge |
S Yancey County near the head of Big Lost Cove Creek. |
Burnett Cove |
E Haywood County on Burnett Creek. |
Burnett Creek |
rises in E Haywood County and flows NW into East Fork Pigeon River. |
Burnett Reservoir |
NE Buncombe County on North Fork [Swannanoa River] W of Walkertown. A part of the Asheville water system. |
Burnett Siding |
community in S Haywood County on West Fork Pigeon River. |
Burney |
community in NW Bladen County. |