NC Gazetteer

Bluebutton

Also known as: Bartlett
A community in Camden County
… community in S central Camden County, named for the plantation of Stephen Richardson located there in 1722; in turn named for the small periwinkle (Vinca minor) commonly called bluebutton and native to the area. The community was the gathering point, in 1840, for families in the area beginning on their W migration. From 1908 to 1929, the post office name of Bluebutton was Bartlett, for a local family.