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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 |
|---|---|
| Pettifords Creek |
See Pettivers Creek. |
| Pettigrew State Park |
E Washington and W Tyrrell Counties 9 mi. S of Creswell. Contains 16,828 acres, including 16,600-acre Lake Phelps. Est. 1939. Scenic, recreational, historical attraction; fishing. Somerset Place State Historic Site House, antebellum plantation, adjacent to park. See also Somerset. |
| Pettivers Bay |
at the mouth of Pettivers Creek in White Oak River, W Carteret County. Also known as Hampton Bay. |
| Pettivers Creek |
rises in W Carteret County and flows SW approx. 8 mi. into White Oak River. Named for John Pettiver, who owned land in the vicinity as early as 1728. Sometimes also called Pettifords Creek. |
| Petty Gulf Creek |
rises in E Anson County and flows S into Blewett Falls Lake. |
| Petty Point |
peninsula extending from NE Pamlico County into Bay River. |
| Pettys Shore |
community in E Hertford County on Chowan River at the site of an earlier Indian village. A large fishery once was operated there. |
| Pfafftown |
community in W Forsyth County. Named for Peter Pfaff, who arrived in the Wachovia settlement in 1771. |
| Pharisee Swamp |
rises in SE Sampson County and flows NE into Bulltail Swamp. |
| Pheasant Creek |
in the tidal-marsh islands of Bear Banks, SE Onslow County. Named for the pheasants formerly found there. Known also as Nicks Creek for Nick Moore. |
