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Blevin Branchrises in N Buncombe County and flows SE and W into Panther Branch.
Blevine KnobW Yancey County between Edney Branch and Cane River.
Blevinscommunity in N Ashe County served by post office, 1889-1906.
Blevins Branchrises in N Mitchell County and flows W into Big Rock Creek.
Blevins Creekrises in central Avery County and flows NW into Cranberry Creek.
Blevins Creekcommunity in central Avery County.
Blevins Crossroadscommunity in NE Alleghany County.
Blevins RidgeN central Avery County.
Blewett Falls Lakeon the Pee Dee River in Anson and Richmond Counties. Rocking-ham Power Co. began development of falls for hydro electric power, 1907-1908; Carolina Power and Light Co. (now Progress Energy) took over, 1926. A dam 1,470 ft. long impounds a lake 9.4 mi. long covering 2,500 acres. Named for William Bluit or Blewett (1719-1810), native of England, who owned land there in 1758. Falls, now under the lake, dropped 8 or 9 ft. over a distance of about 1,000 ft.
Blewing CreekSee Blue Creek.