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This content is from the North Carolina Gazetteer, edited by William S. Powell and Michael Hill. Copyright © 2010 by the University of North Carolina Press. Used by permission of the publisher. For personal use and not for further distribution. Please submit permission requests for other use directly to the publisher.
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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 |
|---|---|
| Perquimans River |
rises in the Dismal Swamp in N Perquimans County and flows SE into Albemarle Sound. Appears as Pequaimings River on the Comberford map, 1657; as Wiquemans on the Ogilby map, 1671; and as Paquinous on the Hack map, 1684. |
| Perrishoes Creek |
See Raccoon Creek. |
| Perry |
community in NW Gaston County. |
| Perry Creek |
rises in E Clay County and flows W through Joe Cove into Tusquitee Creek. |
| Perry Gap |
E Clay County between the headwaters of Perry and Barnett Creeks. |
| Perry Knob |
N Graham County between Cables Cove Creek and Tuskegee Creek. |
| Perry Ridge |
central Avery County. |
| Perry Store |
community in N Wake County. |
| Perry Top |
peak in Plott Balsams in N Jackson County on the head of Monteith Branch. Also called Perry Knob. Alt. 5,080. |
| Perrys Pond |
in NE Wake County on Buffalo Creek. Formed in 1910, covers 20 acres, with a max. depth of 10 ft. Open to the public; used for recreation. |
