Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Beargarden Pocosin |
central Greene County. Named because it was a favorite haunt of bears and numerous flowering plants grow there. Yellow jasmine and honeysuckle were so fragrant that they could be smelled a mile or so away downwind. |
| Beargrass |
town in S Martin County on a tributary of Beargrass Swamp. Settled about 1828. Inc. 1909, but inactive in municipal affairs until 1961, when the General Assembly appointed new officers. Alt. 65. |
| Beargrass Swamp |
rises in S Martin County and flows W into Turkey Swamp. |
| Beargrass Township |
S central Martin County. |
| Bearhead Creek |
rises in E Onslow County and flows NW into Wallace Creek. |
| Bearmeat Branch |
rises in SE Swain County and flows SW into Yalaka Creek. |
| Bearpaw |
community in W Cherokee County at the mouth of Bearpaw Creek. |
| Bearpaw Creek |
rises in W Cherokee County and flows SW and SE into Hiwassee River. |
| Bearpen Branch |
rises in N Swain County on Noland Ridge and flows SE into Left Fork [Deep Creek]. |
| Bearpen Creek |
rises in N Swain County and flows S into Noland Creek. |