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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 Ridge |
between Lost Bottom Branch and Beech Creek in W Haywood County, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is a spur of Balsam Mountain extending SE from Balsam High Top. |
| Beech Spring Gap |
S Haywood County between Shining Rock and Dog Loser Knob. |
| Beech Swamp |
rises in central Halifax County and flows SE into Fishing Creek. Appears as Rogers Creek on the Moseley map, 1733, and as Beech Creek on the Collet map, 1770. |
| Beechertown |
community in NW Macon County on Nantahala River. A large hydroelectric power development is there. |
| Beechflat Creek |
rises in E Jackson County and flows SW into Mull Creek. |
| 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. |
