Boogertown, North Carolina

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Coordinates: 35°13′05″N 81°09′35″W / 35.21806°N 81.15972°W / 35.21806; -81.15972
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Boogertown, North Carolina
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GNIS feature ID1019253[1]

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. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boogertown, North Carolina
  2. ISBN 978-1-4185-3840-8
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