16 GAZETTEER OF MARYLAND. [bull. 231. 
Big Elk; creek, heads in Pennsylvania and flows through Cecil County into Elk 
River. 
Big Laurel; run, a tributary of South Branch of Castleman River in Garrett County. 
Big Monie; creek, a tributary to Chesapeake Bay in Somerset County. 
Big Patuxent; river, heading in Howard County and flowing southeast into Chesa- 
peake Bay, forming an estuary in its lower course. 
Big Piney; run, heads in Garrett County and flows through Pennsylvania into Cas- 
tleman River. 
Bigpool; post village in Washington County on the Western Maryland Railroad. 
Big Savage; mountain, lies between Savage River and Georges Creek in Garrett 
County. 
Big Shade; run, heads in Pennsylvania and flows through Garrett County into Cas- 
tleman River. 
Bigspring; post village in Washington County. 
Big Thorofare; water passageway in Somerset County between Smith Island and 
Otter Island. 
Billiard; point in St. Mary County, projecting into Patuxent River. 
Billy; small marshy island in Chesapeake Bay in Dorchester County. 
Binum;. run, a small branch of Bush Creek in Harford County. 
Birch; small branch of Shingle Landing Prong in Worcester County. 
Bird Hill; post village in Carroll County. 
Bird; river, a tributary of Gunpowder River in Baltimore County. 
Birdsville; post village in Anne Arundel County. 
Birdtown; village in Somerset County. 
Biscoe; creek, a small branch of Potomac River in St. Mary County. 
Bishop; post village in Worcester County on the Philadelphia, Baltimore and 
Washington Railroad. 
Bishop Head; point in Dorchester County, projecting into Fishing Bay and Hooper 
Strait. 
Bishop Head; village in Dorchester County. 
Bishopville; post village in Worcester County. Population 248. 
Bittinger; post village in Garrett County. 
Bivalve; post village in Wicomico County. 
Black; creek, a small branch flowing into Knapp Narrows in Talbot County. 
Black; hill in Cecil County. Elevation, .'Ml feci. 
Blackhawk; run, a small branch of Middle Fork Creek in Garrett County. 
Blackhorse; village in Harford County. 
Blacklick; run, a small tributary (.1 Savage River in Garrett County. 
Blackrock; run, a small branch of Western Branch in Baltimore County. 
Blacks; post village in Kent County. 
Black Swamp; creek, a small branch of Patuxent River in Prince George County. 
Blackwalnut; cove, a small inlet of Choptank River in Talbot County. 
Black-walnut; creek, a small tributary to Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel County. 
Blackwalnut; point in Talbot County, projecting into mouth of Choptank River. 
Blackwater; river in Dorchester County flowing through sea marshes into Fishing 
Bay. 
Bladensburg; town in Prince George County on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 
Population, 463. 
Blake; creek, a small tributary of Potomac River in St. Mary County. 
Blake; post vilage in Cecil County. 
Blakistone; post village in St. Mary County. 
Blakistone; small island in Potomac River in St. Mary County. A light-house is 
erected thereon. 
Blenheim; post village in Baltimore County. 
