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Battle CoveE Swain County between Falls Branch and Fishtrap Branch.
Battle Creekrises in S Swain County and flows NE into Yalaka Creek.
Battle CreekSee Johnsons Mill Creek.
Battle Groundformer community in central Guilford County, now within the limits of the city of Greensboro. Served by post office, 1858-1923. Site of Battle of Guilford Courthouse, March 15, 1781.
Battle Royalcommunity 10 mi. W of Wilmington in Brunswick County. Site of tar manufactory, 1884.
Battle Run Brookrises in E Catawba County and flows SE into North Fork Mountain Creek.
Battleborotown in NE Nash and SW Edgecombe Counties. Inc. 1872. Had its origin about 1840 as a railroad depot in a rich agricultural area. The station was named for James and Joseph Battle, stockholders in the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad. Produces lumber. Annexed by Rocky Mount, 2002. Alt. 131.
Battles Fallsin Cape Fear River in N Harnett County along a rock outcrop between the confluence of Camels Creek and Fish Creek with the river. The N end of the rapids, near Camels Creek, is called Battles Upper Falls; the S end, near Fish Creek, is called Battles Lower Falls. Mentioned as early as 1819 in a survey of the major rivers of North Carolina.
Batts Crossroadscommunity in NE Wilson County. Named for John Batts before the middle of the nineteenth century.
Batts GraveSee Batts Island.