Gazetteer
| Place | Description | 
|---|---|
| Pauls Gap | 
 on the Haywood-Swain county line between Cataloochee Balsam and Sugar Tree Licks. Alt. approx. 5,100.  | 
              
| Paw Creek | 
 rises in W Mecklenburg County and flows SW into Catawba River.  | 
              
| Paw Creek Township | 
 former township in W central Mecklenburg County, now township no. 12.  | 
              
| Paw Paw Ridge | 
 NW Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, extends SW from Cherry Knob on Jenkins Trail Ridge, lat. 35°30'50" N., long. 83°44'52" W.  | 
              
| Pawpaw Creek | 
 rises in NW Rockingham County and flows SW into Mayo River.  | 
              
| Paxton Creek | 
 rises in central McDowell County and flows SE approx. 2 mi. into Clear Creek. Formerly known as Poplar Cove Creek.  | 
              
| Payne Branch | 
 rises in NW Swain County and flows SE into Fontana Lake.  | 
              
| Payne Mountain | 
 SW Cherokee County, extends NE from Wolf Pen Gap to Harris Top.  | 
              
| Paynes Branch | 
 rises in SW Clay County and flows NE into Brasstown Creek.  | 
              
| Paynes Knob | 
 central Buncombe County NE of Rocky Knob.  |