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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 |
|---|---|
| Pinelog Swamp |
rises in N Columbus County and flows S into Soules Swamp. |
| Pineola |
community in S Avery County on Linville River. Alt. 3,538. Post office est. there in 1911 as Saginaw. Name changed to Pineola in 1914 for the pine trees growing in the vicinity and for Ola Penland, daughter of a local hotel keeper. |
| Pineroot Branch |
rises in N Mitchell County and flows W into Big Rock Creek. |
| Pinetops |
town in S Edgecombe County. Inc. 1903. Named by Henry Clark Bridgers (1876-1951), founder of the East Carolina Railway, which was completed between Tarboro and Hookerton in 1900. On the first run of the new railroad, Bridgers noticed that he could see only the tops of pine trees from the train there. Produces furniture. Alt. 100. |
| Pinetown |
town in N central Beaufort County. Alt. 43. Inc. 1907. |
| Pinetree Creek |
a channel of water separated from the main body of Neuse River by two small islands in central Craven County. |
| Pineview |
community in W Harnett County. Formerly the center of a large area devoted to dewberry culture. Alt. 320. |
| Pineville |
town in S Mecklenburg County. Inc. 1873. James K. Polk, eleventh president of the United States, was born 1 mi. e, 1795. Formerly Morrow's Turnout, which see. Alt. 575. |
| Pineville Township |
former township in central Mecklenburg County, now township no. 14. |
| Piney |
community in SW Caldwell County, formerly known as Hobart. Alt. 1,309. |
