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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 |
|---|---|
| Bethania |
town in W Forsyth County on Muddy Creek. Settled 1759, inc. 1839, but no longer active in municipal affairs. Named by the Moravians, whose second or "new town" it was, for the biblical town of Bethany. Refugees during the French and Indian War found protection within the Bethania stockade, and many of them remained to build homes there. Alt. 789. |
| Bethania Township |
NW Forsyth County. |
| Bethany |
See Milwaukee. |
| Bethany |
community in SW Rockingham County. |
| Bethany |
community in E central Iredell County named for Bethany Presbyterian Church, organized there in 1775. Ebenezer Academy, building still standing, operated there, 1822-57. |
| Bethany |
community in N Davidson County. Settled in late eighteenth century by Germans and called Fredericktown. Later known as Possumtown. In 1861 a new church was built and named Bethany, a name soon applied to the community. |
| Bethany Township |
central Iredell County. |
| Bethel |
community in S Perquimans County. |
| Bethel |
See Whortonsville. |
| Bethel |
community in NW Watauga County on Rube Creek. |
