Bee Log is an unincorporated community in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States.[1] The community is located along Bald Mountain Creek, approximately one mile upstream (southwest) of Lewisburg on the Cane River.[2]

History

A post office called Bee Log was established in 1874, and remained in operation until 1962.[3] The name sometimes was spelled "Beelog".[1] The origin of the name "Bee Log" is obscure.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bee Log
  2. ^ Bald Creek, NC, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1039 (1991 rev.)
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  4. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 141.

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


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