Blounts Creek is a small unincorporated rural community

Unincorporated area

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 in Beaufort County

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, North Carolina

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, United States

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 near a creek with the same name. The Boy Scouts have the Bonner Scout Reservation

Scouting in North Carolina

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in the area. It is also the home of Ephesus Free Will Baptist Church.

History

Blounts Creek was settled in 18th century with many Scottish highlanders settling in the district. The area saw fighting during the US Civil War as part of the Washington Front in 1862 and 1863.