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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 |
|---|---|
| Piney Bottom Creek |
rises on the Fort Bragg Military Reservation, NW Hoke County, and flows SW into Rockfish Creek. |
| Piney Branch |
rises in NE Brunswick County and flows E into Jackeye Creek. |
| Piney Creek |
rises in NW Alleghany County and flows N into Virginia, where it enters New River. |
| Piney Creek Township |
NW Alleghany County. |
| Piney Field Top |
E Haywood County between Pisgah Creek and Hungry Creek. |
| Piney Fork |
community in central Rockingham County. Historically African American; named for local church. |
| Piney Fork Creek |
rises in SW Alleghany County and flows SW into E Ashe County, where it joins Mulberry Creek in forming Cranberry Creek. |
| Piney Green |
community in central Onslow County between Wallace and Mott Creeks near the main gate of Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Air Station. An early post office and on the stage route from New Bern to Wilmington. Takes its name from the last eighteenth-century plantation of Joseph Marshall. |
| Piney Grove |
community in NE Caldwell County. |
| Piney Grove Landing |
on Pungo River, E Beaufort County. |
