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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 |
|---|---|
| Piper Gap |
See Lambsburg. |
| Piper Hill |
SE Currituck County, former sand hill on S Currituck Banks. Erosion has now worn the hill down to beach level. |
| Pipes Branch |
rises in E Cherokee County in the Valley River Mountains and flows S of Tibb Ridge into Peachtree Creek. |
| Pipetrack Gap |
S Macon County between Thomas Knob and the North Carolina-Georgia state line. |
| Pipkins Crossroads |
See Savages Crossroads. |
| Pireway |
town in S Columbus County near Wacca maw River. Inc. 1883, but long in active in municipal affairs. Post office operated, 1855-1933, was known as Pireway Ferry after 1882. |
| Pisgah |
community in S Randolph County. Named for nearby Pisgah Church. A post office est. there 1896, closed 1953. |
| Pisgah Creek |
rises in E Haywood County and flows NW into East Fork Pigeon River. |
| Pisgah Forest |
community in E central Transylvania County near the confluence of Davidson and French Broad Rivers. Includes the old communities of Davidson River and Ecusta. Produces lumber. |
| Pisgah Mountain |
E Mitchell County parallel to the head of Green Cove Creek. |
