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This content is from the North Carolina Gazetteer, edited by William S. Powell and Michael Hill. Copyright © 2010 by the University of North Carolina Press. Used by permission of the publisher. For personal use and not for further distribution. Please submit permission requests for other use directly to the publisher.
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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 |
|---|---|
| Betsey Gap |
on Madison-Haywood county line. Alt. 5,895. |
| Betsy Branch |
rises in central Jackson County and flows NW into Trout Creek. |
| Betsy Ridge |
N McDowell County, extends S from Woods Mountain. |
| Bett Brook |
rises in S Catawba County and flows SE into Clark Creek. |
| Bettie |
community in E Carteret County on E side of North River. |
| Bettie McGee's Creek |
rises in W Randolph County and flows SW into Uwharrie River. Said to have been named for the second wife (also known as Martha McGee) of William Bell, first sheriff of the county. Cornwallis and troops camped nearby at mill operated by William McGee. Monument at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in her honor. |
| Bettis Branch |
rises in N Haywood County near lat. 35°42'54" N., long. 83°97' W., in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and flows NW into Big Creek. |
| Betts Branch |
rises in central Swain County and flows SW into Deep Creek. |
| Betts Island |
See Bell Island. |
| Betty Branch |
rises in W Clay County and flows S into Hiwassee River. |
