Bee Log, North Carolina

Bee Log is an unincorporated community in Yancey County, North Carolina.[1]

History

A post office called Bee Log was established in 1874, and remained in operation until 1962.[2] The name sometimes was spelled "Beelog".[1] The origin of the name "Bee Log" is obscure.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bee Log
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 141.

Coordinates: 35°59′04″N 82°24′31″W / 35.98444°N 82.40861°W / 35.98444; -82.40861


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