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Place Description
Babbit's Pond

See Parrish's Pond.

Bacchus

community in E Yancey County.

Bachelor

community in SE Craven County on Clubfoot Creek.

Bachelor Creek

rises in S Randolph County and flows E into Richland Creek. Named for a wild stallion that is reported to have roamed through the section. People called him "Bachelor."

Bachelor's Delight Swamp

rises in N Onslow County and flows SW into New River. Mentioned in local records as early as 1744.

Back Bay

a bay formed by the encircling islands of Hog Island in NE Carteret County.

Back Creek

rises in central Randolph County and flows SW into Caraway Creek. The creek is dammed about 5 mi. W of Asheboro, creating a 250-acre lake that is the chief water supply of Asheboro Township.

Back Creek Mountain

central Randolph County W of Asheboro. One of the principal mountains of the Uwharrie range.

Back Creek Township

W central Randolph County.

Back Lake

a small lake on the mainland of Dare County E of the community of Lake Worth on Stumpy Point Bay.