Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Pierce Creek |
rises in NW Macon County and flows NE into Nantahala River. |
| Pierces Crossroads |
community in N Halifax County. Named for the Pierce family, which settled there in 1812. |
| Pierceville |
See Pearceville. |
| Pig Basket Creek |
rises in NW Nash County and flows SE into Stony Creek. Legend says that an early settler, going home with a basket of newborn pigs, dropped them into the water as he tried to cross the stream while it was swollen after a storm. |
| Pig Point |
extends into S waters of Currituck Sound in S Currituck County. |
| Pigeon Branch |
rises in N Transylvania County near Pigeon Gap and flows SE into South Fork Mills River. |
| Pigeon Creek |
rises in NE Swain County and flows NW into Raven Fork. |
| Pigeon Flats Bay |
a sand-filled bay in S Sampson County. See also Carolina Bays. |
| Pigeon Gap |
S Haywood County on the head of Bird Creek. |
| Pigeon House Branch |
rises in central Wake County within the city limits of Raleigh. It rises in what is now Cameron Village and flows E into Crabtree Creek. |