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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 |
|---|---|
| Bear Creek Lake |
central Jackson County on Tuckasegee River. Formed in 1954 as a reservoir for Nantahala Power and Light Company. Covers 476 acres, with a max. depth of 195 ft. Shoreline is 13.5 mi. Used for generating hydroelectric power. Named for Bear Creek, which feeds it. Also receives the waters of Sols, Flat, and Robinson Creeks. Known for bass and trout fishing. Alt. 2,560. |
| Bear Creek Township |
SW Chatham County. |
| Bear Gap |
S Yancey County between Blue Sea Creek and Beech Nursery Creek. |
| Bear Gap |
S Clay County on Chunky Gal Mountain. |
| Bear Grass Creek |
rises in central Craven County and flows S into Trent River S of New Bern. |
| Bear Inlet |
SE Onslow County, through which Brown's Sound drains into the Atlantic Ocean. Mentioned in local records as early as 1713 and appears on the Moseley map, 1733. Following the Spanish alarm of 1747, Bear Inlet Fort was constructed there. |
| Bear Island |
a sand island in the W section of Angola Bay, N Pender County. |
| Bear Island |
not now identifiable, appears on the Moseley map, 1733, in Bogue Sound, S Carteret County W of Dog Island. |
| Bear Knob |
on the Cherokee-Graham county line. |
| Bear Knob |
SW Macon County between Little Indian Creek and Nantahala River. |
