Bee Log, North Carolina
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Bee Log is an unincorporated community in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States.[1] The community is located along Bald Mountain Creek, approximately one mile upstream (southwest) of Lewisburg on the Cane River.[2]
History
A post office called Bee Log was established in 1874, and remained in operation until 1962.[3] The name sometimes was spelled "Beelog".[1] The origin of the name "Bee Log" is obscure.[4]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bee Log
- ^ Bald Creek, NC, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1039 (1991 rev.)
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 141.
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Coordinates: 35°59′04″N 82°24′31″W / 35.98444°N 82.40861°W