Catheys Creek (North Carolina)

Catheys Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of North Carolina, and is a tributary of the Second Broad River.

The stream flows southeast until it reaches and joins with the Second Broad River.

[1] Catheys Creek was named for George Cathey, a revolutionary war soldier who owned roughly 300 acres along the creek.

[3] The first postmaster at Catheys Creek was Benjamin Wilson, serving from 1826 to 1837 when the river was a part of Buncombe County.

After him, James Hamblen served as postmaster until its closing in 1861, after the establishment of Transylvania County.