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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 |
|---|---|
| Bumgardner Ridge |
N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a spur extending SW from Sunkota Ridge. |
| Bumgarner Branch |
rises in N Jackson County approx. 2 mi. SE of Sylva and flows SW 1½ mi. into Mill Creek. |
| Bumgarner Gap |
N Wilkes County between North Fork Reddies River and Burke Mountain. Named for Daniel Bumgarner, early nineteenth-century resident. |
| Bumgartner Mountain |
peak in South Mountains on Burke-Rutherford county line. |
| Bumplanding Creek |
rises in SW Currituck County and flows W into North River. |
| Buna Ridge |
E Madison County parallel to Holland Branch. |
| Bunch |
community in SW Randolph County served by post office, 1888-1901. |
| Bunches Bald |
on the Jackson-Swain county line near the head of Madcap Branch. |
| Bunches Creek |
rises in NE Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and flows s, w, and NW into Raven Fork. |
| Buncombe County |
was formed in 1791 from Burke and Rutherford Counties. Located in the W section of the state, it is bounded by McDowell, Henderson, Haywood, Madison, and Yancey Counties. Named for Col. Edward Buncombe (1742-78), a Revolutionary War soldier. Area: 770 sq. mi. County seat: Asheville, with an elevation of 2,216 ft. Townships are Asheville, Avery Creek, Black Mountain, Broad River, Fairview, Flat Creek, French Broad, Ivy, Leicester, Limestone, Lower Hominy, Reems Creek, Sandy Mush, Swannanoa, and Upper Hominy. Produces tobacco, corn, cattle, printed products, engines, cutlery, wine, apparel, electronics, textiles, nursery products, lumber, and crushed stone. Rep. Felix Walker (1753-1828), in "speaking for Buncombe," gave rise to term "bunk." |
