Boogertown, North Carolina
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Boogertown, North Carolina | |
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Boogertown, North Carolina is located in North Carolina Boogertown, North Carolina Location in the U.S. state of North Carolina Boogertown, North Carolina is located in the United States Boogertown, North Carolina Boogertown, North Carolina (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°13′05″N 81°09′35″W / 35.21806°N 81.15972°W[1] | |
| Country | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States |
| State | File:Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina |
| County | Gaston |
| Elevation | 784 ft (239 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 704 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1019253[1] |
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Boogertown is an unincorporated community in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States.[1] Moonshiners who warned that the bogeyman lurked in the forest in order to deter visitors caused the name Boogertown to be selected.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boogertown, North Carolina
- ↑ Lacey, Theresa Jensen (October 1, 2002). Amazing North Carolina. Thomas Nelson Inc. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-4185-3840-8.
