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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 |
|---|---|
| Priscilla |
See Ranlo-Rex-Priscilla. |
| Prissy Bay |
sand-filled bay in SE Sampson County at the head of Wildcat Swamp. See also Carolina Bays. |
| Pritchard Tavern |
See Buena Vista. |
| Pritchett |
community in SE Rockingham County served by post office, 1886-1903. Named for postmaster Thomas Pritchett. |
| Privett |
community in S Franklin County. |
| Procks Point |
extends into Jarrett Bay SE of community of Davis, SE Carteret County. |
| Proctor |
former town in W Swain County on Hazel Creek. Alt. 1,735. Inc. 1911; the site is now in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Named for William Proctor, who was instrumental in having a post office est. there in 1886. Service discontinued, 1944. |
| Proctor Branch |
rises in NW Swain County on Twentymile Ridge and flows SW into Twenty-mile Creek. |
| Proctor Creek |
in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, rises in W Swain County and flows S into Hazel Creek. |
| Proctor Ridge |
in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, N Swain County between Proctor Creek and Long Cove, lat. 35°33'18" N., long. 83°35'46" W. |
