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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 |
|---|---|
| Plumtree |
community on North Toe River, SW Avery County. Named for Plumtree Creek, which enters North Toe River nearby. Alt. 2,830. Mica has been mined there since 1891. |
| Plumtree Creek |
rises in central Avery County and flows S and W into North Toe River. Named for plum orchards set there by Avery and Connelly families. |
| Plyler |
community in W Stanly County. |
| Plymouth |
town and county seat, W Washington County on Roanoke River. Settled by 1727. Inc. 1807; named for Plymouth, Mass. Important as a shipping center and as a producer of lumber products, veneer, plywood; also the location of a paper mill and a center of grain mills. Alt. 21. Battle of Plymouth fought there, 1863. |
| Plymouth Township |
W Washington County, was formed in 1868; was a voting precinct before that date. |
| Pochike River |
See Meherrin River. |
| Pocket Creek |
rises in W Lee County and flows N into Deep River. |
| Pocket Township |
former township in W Lee County (formerly Moore County), now township no. 7. A post office named The Pocket was est. there 1828 and continued to 1905. Named for the fact that it was isolated from the remainder of the county by a bend in Deep River, hence a "pocket." |
| Pocket, The |
See Pocket Township. |
| Pocomoke |
community in W Franklin County. |
