The Bear Creek Township is a

rural settlement The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country, in some countries, a rural settlement is any settlement in the areas defined as rural by a governmental office, e.g., by the national census bureau. This may include even rural towns. ...

located in

Chatham County, North Carolina Chatham County ( )
, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the

Bear Creek township, Chatham County, North Carolina (NC) Detailed Profile
/ref> The heart of Bear Creek is located at the intersection of NC highway 902 and old US highway 421. Chatham Central High School is one of the primary landmarks. Also, in and around Bear Creek are a post office, hair salon, florist, gas station, and several churches. The area is mainly a residential and farming community. The township is located close to

Pittsboro, NC Pittsboro is a town in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,743 at the 2010 census and 4,537 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Chatham County. The town was established in the late 18th century, shortly a ...

and

Siler City, NC Siler City is a town in western Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 7,702. History Siler City began when Plikard Dederic Siler and his wife, Elizabeth Hartsoe Siler, settled about four ...

Geography

Bear Creek Township is drained by tributaries of the

Rocky River Rocky River may refer to: Localities *Rocky River, Ohio, USA * Rocky River, New South Wales near Uralla, Australia Electorates *Electoral district of Rocky River (South Australia) Streams In Australia: * Rocky River (New South Wales) * R ...

and of the Deep River. Tributaries of the Rocky River include

Tick Creek Tick Creek is a tributary of the Gasconade River in northwestern Phelps County in the Ozarks of Missouri. The stream headwaters are approximately four miles west of Rolla at . The stream flows west passing north of Doolittle then turns north an ...

and Bear Creek, while tributaries of the Deep River are

Indian Creek Indian Creek may refer to the following: Communities * Indian Creek, Orange Walk District, Belize, a village in Belize * Indian Creek, Toledo, a village in Belize * Indian Creek, Florida, U.S. * Indian Creek, Illinois, U.S. * Indian Creek No. 7 Pr ...

Tysons Creek Tysons Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Moore County, North Carolina. This is the only stream in the United States by this name. Course Tysons Creek rises in a pond about 0.25 miles northeast of Harpers Crossroads in ...

, and Little Brush Creek.

References

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