Bear Creek, North Carolina

Bear Creek is an unincorporated community^[1] in southwestern Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. It is named for a nearby creek that eventually flows into the Rocky River. The community lies along Old US Highway 421 and is situated between Siler City and Goldston.

Bear Creek is home to Chatham Central High School,^[2] one of three high schools in the county. It is also home to Southern Supreme, a mail-order gourmet foods company best known for manufacturing fruitcakes. Bear creek is also known for its vast farm land including Councilman Farms.

References

↑ map of our unincorporated communities
↑ Chatham Central High School Archived February 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.

Municipalities and communities of Chatham County, North Carolina, United States

County seat: Pittsboro

Towns	Cary‡ Goldston Pittsboro Siler City

CDPs	Bennett Fearrington Village Gulf Moncure

Unincorporated communities	Bear Creek Bells Bonlee Brickhaven Bynum Carbonton Corinth Crutchfield Crossroads Farrington Harpers Crossroads Haywood Lockville Seaforth Silk Hope Wilsonville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 35°37′01″N 79°23′06″W / 35.617°N 79.385°W / 35.617; -79.385

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