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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.
Each entry is located according to the county in which it is found. I have not felt obliged to keep entries uniform. The altitude of a place, the date of incorporation of a city or town, may appear in the beginning of one entry and at the end of another. Some entries may appear more complete than others. I have included whatever information I could find. If there is no comment on the origin or meaning of a name, it is because the information was not available. In some cases, however, resort to an unabridged dictionary may suggest the meaning of many names."
--From The North Carolina Gazetteer, 1st edition, preface by William S. Powell
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Painter Branch |
rises in E Cherokee County and flows NW into Peachtree Creek. |
| Painter Knob |
N Cleveland County. Alt. 2,323. |
| Painter Swamp |
rises in W Hertford County and flows SE into Potecasi Creek. |
| Painters Gap |
N Rutherford County on the NE side of Chalk Mountain. Perhaps originally Panthers Gap. |
| Palestine |
community in N Stanly County. Alt. 582. |
| Palm |
community in NE Haywood County served by post office, 1886-1905. |
| Palmer Branch |
rises in E Cherokee County and flows SW into Valley River. |
| Palmer Camp Branch |
rises in E central Madison County and flows SE into Big Laurel Creek. |
| Palmer Creek |
W Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is formed by the junction of Beech Creek and Falling Rock Creek near lat. 35°38'05" N., long. 83°09'17" W. Flows E to join Caldwell Fork in forming Cataloochee Creek. Named for "Turkey" George Palmer, who lived on its banks. Sheriff of Haywood County, Palmer acquired the nickname "Turkey" because he killed so many wild turkeys. |
| Palmer Mountain |
NE Stanly County on a peninsula in Badin Lake. |
