Beta is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Jackson County,

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, 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.About Jackson County
''Jackson County Chamber of Commerce'' (retrieved 3 July 2014)

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External links

USGS: Beta
* ttp://mountainlovers.com/ Jackson County Chamber of Commerce {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina Communities of the Great Smoky Mountains