▁community ' s ▁population ▁is ▁concentr ated ▁along ▁Cleveland ▁Road ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Cleveland ▁School ▁Road ) ▁in ▁John ston ▁County . ▁ ▁While ▁officially ▁un in cor por ated , ▁postal ▁addresses ▁for ▁the ▁community ▁generally ▁lie ▁in ▁Gar ner ▁( for ▁the ▁northern ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁community ), ▁Clay ton ▁( in ▁the ▁eastern ▁and ▁central ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁community ) ▁and ▁B enson ▁( for ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁community ). ▁ ▁The ▁community ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁School , ▁a ▁former ▁K - 1 2 ▁school ▁lying ▁on ▁Cleveland ▁Road ; ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁which ▁currently ▁house ▁a ▁community ▁center , ▁senior ▁adult ▁housing , ▁a ▁g ymnasium ▁and ▁numerous ▁athlet ic ▁fields ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Cleveland ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁( G CAA ), ▁and ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁John ston ▁Community ▁College . ▁ ▁Near by ▁un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁include ▁McG ee ' s ▁Cross ro ads ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁along ▁NC ▁ 5 0 ▁and ▁Will ow ▁Spring ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁along ▁NC ▁ 4 2 . ▁ ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁several ▁efforts ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁the ▁fast - g row ing ▁community , ▁though ▁the ▁issue ▁was ▁table d ▁by ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁General ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Since ▁there ▁is ▁already ▁a ▁town ▁known ▁as ▁Cleveland , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁the ▁state , ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁incorpor ated ▁town ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁minor ▁point ▁of ▁cont ention . ▁