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"The North Carolina Gazetteer is a geographical dictionary in which an attempt has been made to list all of the geographic features of the state in one alphabet. It is current, and it is historical as well. Many features and places that no longer exist are included; many towns and counties for which plans were made but which never materialized are also included. Some names appearing on old maps may have been imaginary, but many of them also appear in this gazetteer.

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--From The North Carolina Gazetteer, 1st edition, preface by William S. Powell

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Place Description
Little Pisgah Ridge

NW Henderson County, a part of Pisgah Ridge.
Little Plumtree Creek

rises in central Avery County and flows S and W into Plumtree Creek.
Little Pocket Creek

rises in W Lee County and flows NE into Pocket Creek.
Little Pole Creek

rises near Luther Knob in SW Buncombe County and flows S into Pole Creek.
Little Polecat Creek

rises in N Randolph County and flows SW into Polecat Creek.
Little Pond Branch

rises in W Watauga County and flows NW into Pond Branch.
Little Porpoise Bay

in Pamlico Sound on the E side of Goose Creek Island, NE Pamlico County.
Little Prong

community in NW Brunswick County.
Little Quankey Creek

rises in N Halifax County and flows SE into Quankey Creek.
Little Raft Swamp

rises in S Hoke County and flows SE into Raft Swamp in N Robeson County.