Boogertown, North Carolina
Boogertown is an unincorporated community in Gaston County, North Carolina, in the United States.[1]
Boogertown, North Carolina | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated community | |
| Country |  |
| State |  |
| County | Gaston |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 704 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1019253 |
Moonshiners who warned that the bogeyman lurked in the forest in order to deter visitors caused the name Boogertown to be selected.[2]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boogertown, North Carolina
- Lacey, Theresa Jensen (1 October 2002). Amazing North Carolina. Thomas Nelson Inc. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-4185-3840-8.
Municipalities and communities of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities |  | |
| Towns | ||
| Townships | ||
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
| ||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.