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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 |
|---|---|
| Pierces Crossroads |
community in N Halifax County. Named for the Pierce family, which settled there in 1812. |
| Pierceville |
See Pearceville. |
| Pig Basket Creek |
rises in NW Nash County and flows SE into Stony Creek. Legend says that an early settler, going home with a basket of newborn pigs, dropped them into the water as he tried to cross the stream while it was swollen after a storm. |
| Pig Point |
extends into S waters of Currituck Sound in S Currituck County. |
| Pigeon Branch |
rises in N Transylvania County near Pigeon Gap and flows SE into South Fork Mills River. |
| Pigeon Creek |
rises in NE Swain County and flows NW into Raven Fork. |
| Pigeon Flats Bay |
a sand-filled bay in S Sampson County. See also Carolina Bays. |
| Pigeon Gap |
S Haywood County on the head of Bird Creek. |
| Pigeon House Branch |
rises in central Wake County within the city limits of Raleigh. It rises in what is now Cameron Village and flows E into Crabtree Creek. |
| Pigeon Ledge |
on the Haywood-Buncombe county line. |
