Official Name: | Beta, North Carolina |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Beta |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jackson |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 653 |
Elevation Ft: | 2142 |
Coordinates: | 35.3947°N -83.1906°W |
Area Code: | 828 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 981059[1] |
Beta is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. Beta is located along U.S. Route 74, west of Addie and east of Sylva.
When Jackson County was formed in 1851, the home of Dan Bryson, located in Beta, served as the first courthouse.[2]