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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.

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Place Description
Penland Yellow

See Big Bald.
Penley

community in SE Watauga County.
Penley Branch

rises in S Watauga County and flows SE into Middle Fork [South Fork New River].
Penly Cove

central Buncombe County E of Bee Ridge.
Penn Point

in central Carteret County extending into Newport River.
Pennington

community in N Stanly County served by post office, 1886-1909.
Pennix Cove

N Buncombe County E of Hemphill Mountain.
Penny

community in N Johnston County served by post office, 1884-1901.
Penny Hill

town on the Edgecombe-Pitt county line on Tar River. Inc. 1875, but no longer active in municipal affairs.
Pennys Hill

a large sand hill at the present community of Seagull on Currituck Banks, E Currituck County; has been a landmark locally since the early eighteenth century.