Beech

Beech is a hamlet in Reems Creek Township, Buncombe, North Carolina. Beech is situated nearby to the hamlet Paint Fork, as well as near Blackberry Inn.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vance Cemetery.

Vance Cemetery

Cemetery

Vance Cemetery is a cemetery at the end of Vance Cemetery Road in Weaverville, North Carolina. The cemetery opened in 1813 when David Vance Sr. was buried. Vance Cemetery is situated 1½ miles west of Beech.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barnardsville and Stocksville.

Barnardsville

Hamlet

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Barnardsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 559. Barnardsville is situated 4½ miles north of Beech.

Stocksville

Hamlet

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Stocksville is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States, located at the intersection of Old Mars Hill Highway and Murphy Hill Road, near the I-26/US 19/US 23 interchange. North Buncombe High School is located nearby. Stocksville is situated 5 miles northwest of Beech.

Flat Creek

Hamlet

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Flat Creek is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States, located along Old Mars Hill Highway, near the Future I-26/US 19/US 23 interchange. The community is named after Flat Creek, a tributary of the French Broad River. Flat Creek is situated 5 miles northwest of Beech.

Beech

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Reems Creek Township, Buncombe, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.71178° or 35° 42′ 42″ north

Longitude

-82.47013° or 82° 28′ 13″ west

Elevation

2,411 feet (735 metres)

Open location code

867VPG6H+PW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 154387366

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4454649

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