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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 |
|---|---|
| Beech Bottom |
community in W Avery County. |
| Beech Branch |
rises in E Nash County and flows SE into W Edgecombe County and SE into Tar River. |
| Beech Cove Branch |
rises in W Macon County and flows W into Nantahala River. |
| Beech Creek |
rises in N Mitchell County and flows SE into Big Rock Creek. |
| Beech Creek |
rises in SW Watauga County and forms a part of the Avery-Watauga county boundary. It flows NW into Watauga River. |
| Beech Creek |
community in N Avery County. A post office est. there about 1850. |
| Beech Creek |
community in W Watauga County. |
| Beech Creek |
See Beech Swamp. |
| Beech Creek |
rises in W Haywood County near lat. 35°39'30" N., long. 83°11'30" W., on E slope of Balsam High Top, and flows SE to join Falling Creek in forming Palmer Creek. |
| Beech Creek |
rises in N Granville County and flows NE into Jonathan Creek. Later known as Little Johnson Creek. |
