Bee Log, North Carolina
Bee Log is an unincorporated community in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located along Bald Mountain Creek, approximately one mile upstream (southwest) of Lewisburg on the Cane River.
History
A post office called Bee Log was established in 1874, and remained in operation until 1962. The name sometimes was spelled "Beelog". The origin of the name "Bee Log" is obscure.
References
- ^ 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 January 5, 2017.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 141.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
35°59′04″N 82°24′31″W / 35.98444°N 82.40861°W