| Brown Mountain | W Jackson County on the head of Cullowhee Creek. |
| Brown Mountain | central Alleghany County. |
| Brown Mountain | S Buncombe County E of Skyland. |
| Brown Mountain | on the Burke-Caldwell county line approx. 1½ mi. W of Wilson Creek. Alt. 2,725. Noted for mysterious lights, known since 1833 in many popular legends. Many explanations have been offered for the lights, among them burning marsh gas, foxfire, and light refraction by the atmosphere of train, automobile, or city lights. |
| Brown Mountain Beach | a recreational beach in Wilson Creek in W Caldwell County. |
| Brown Ridge | N Avery County. |
| Brown Summit | See Browns Summit. |
| Brown's Creek | See Browns Swamp. |
| Brown's Crossroads | community in NW Randolph County. The former county seat of Johnstonville, which see, was there. |
| Brown's Island | a coastal beach island approx. 3 mi. long on the Atlantic Ocean in SE Onslow County. Now within the limits of Camp Lejeune. It lies between Brown's Inlet and Bear Inlet. Sometimes referred to locally by an older name, Shacklefoot Island. |