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"The North Carolina Gazetteer is a geographical dictionary in which an attempt has been made to list all of the geographic features of the state in one alphabet. It is current, and it is historical as well. Many features and places that no longer exist are included; many towns and counties for which plans were made but which never materialized are also included. Some names appearing on old maps may have been imaginary, but many of them also appear in this gazetteer.
Each entry is located according to the county in which it is found. I have not felt obliged to keep entries uniform. The altitude of a place, the date of incorporation of a city or town, may appear in the beginning of one entry and at the end of another. Some entries may appear more complete than others. I have included whatever information I could find. If there is no comment on the origin or meaning of a name, it is because the information was not available. In some cases, however, resort to an unabridged dictionary may suggest the meaning of many names."
--From The North Carolina Gazetteer, 1st edition, preface by William S. Powell
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Beechgrove |
community in NW Washington County. |
| Beechnut Gap |
on the Swain County, N.C.-Sevier County, Tenn., line in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. |
| Beechville |
community in NE Beaufort County. |
| Beef Market Top |
NE Jackson County on Grassy Ridge. Alt. 5,040. Said to have been named (1) because deserters from the Confederate army, hiding in the area, stole and slaughtered cattle there; or (2) because a young man killed cattle there that belonged to the father of his sweetheart when he was forbidden by her father to see her again. |
| Beer Rice Gap |
on the Madison County, N.C.-Unicoi County, Tenn., line. |
| Beetree Branch |
rises in NE Cherokee County and flows NW into Valley River. |
| Beetree Creek |
rises in E Madison County and flows SW into East Fork [Bull Creek]. |
| Beetree Reservoir |
on Beetree Creek, NE Buncombe County. Alt. 2,669. The 55-acre lake is part of the water system of the city of Asheville. |
| Beetree Ridge |
N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a spur extending SW from Thomas Ridge. |
| Begonia |
community in S Gaston County served by post office, 1880-1905. |
