Boogertown, North Carolina
Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boogertown is an unincorporated community in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States.[1]
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Boogertown, North Carolina | |
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Coordinates: 35°13′05″N 81°09′35″W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | 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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Moonshiners who warned that the bogeyman lurked in the forest in order to deter visitors caused the name Boogertown to be selected.[2]