rises in N Franklin County and flows NE into Tar River.

former town in central Buncombe County. Inc. 1893 but since 1929 within the corporate limits of Asheville. Named for the Biltmore Estate, which see. Alt. 1,994. Known as Best as early as 1880, when a post office existed there; named for William J. Best, one of the owners of the Western North Carolina Railroad. Post office operated briefly as Bilton, 1890. See also South Biltmore.

central Buncombe County on the S outskirts of Asheville. Built for George W. Vanderbilt (1863-1914); the name combines the last part of his family name with more, an old English word for rolling, upland country. The house, in the style of a French chateau, was formally opened in 1895 after 5 years of construction. Handsomely furnished, surrounded by formal gardens, and including adjoining forests, farms, winery, and dairy lands, the estate has been open to the public since 1930.

town in central Buncombe County, SW of Asheville. Inc. 1923 and named for the experimental forest est. on the Vanderbilt estate. Alt. 2,050.

community in N central Ashe County. First known as Berlin but name changed during World War I.

rises in E Alamance County in the N outskirts of Mebane and flows NW into Mill Creek.

community in central Buncombe County NE of Emma. Site of Bingham School, 1891-1928, and residence of teacher Robert Bingham.

SW Orange County.

community in SW Cherokee County on Beech Creek.

See Birch Creek.