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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

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Place Description
Pine Swamp Township

SE Ashe County.

Pine Top

peak in W Surry County near the head of South Fork.

Pine Tree Cove

W Haywood County on Pine Tree Cove Creek.

Pine Tree Cove Creek

rises in W Haywood County and flows NE into Jonathans Creek.

Pine Tree Gap

W Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°33'23" N., long. 83°06'37" W., between Little Bald Knob and Hemphill Bald. Alt. 5,270.

Pine Tree Mountain

S Buncombe County E of the Biltmore Estate.

Pine Tree Store

community in SE Hertford County.

Pine Tree Swamp

rises in NE Craven County and flows NW into Little Swift Creek.

Pinebluff

town in S Moore County. Settled approx. 1890. Inc. 1899. Named for the longleaf pine in the vicinity. Alt. 307.

Pinedene

community in S Moore County S of town of Southern Pines.