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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 |
|---|---|
| Pope Air Force Base |
NW Cumberland County, was est. during World War I and named in honor of Lt. Harley Halbert Pope, who died in a postwar aircraft accident on the Cape Fear River near Fayetteville, January 7, 1919. |
| Pope Branch |
rises in W Halifax County and flows S into Fishing Creek. |
| Popecastle Inn |
See Pop Castle. |
| Popes Pond |
slightly less than ½ mi. long, on Black River, SE Harnett County. |
| Poplar |
community in W Mitchell County on Nolichucky River. Alt. 1,993. A post office there, 1872-96, was called Hollow Poplar. |
| Poplar Branch |
rises in S Lee County and flows S into Little River. |
| Poplar Branch Bay |
S central Currituck County, is formed in Currituck Sound by the mainland, Rattle Snake Island, and Long Point. |
| Poplar Branch Township |
S Currituck County. |
| Poplar Cove |
W Graham County between Horse Cove Ridge and Little Santeetlah Creek. |
| Poplar Cove Branch |
rises in SW Macon County and flows NE into Poplar Cove Creek. |
