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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 |
|---|---|
| Port Grenvil |
appears on the White map, 1590, as an inlet through Ocracoke Island a short distance N of the community of Ocracoke, SE Hyde County. Named for Sir Richard Grenville. Appears as "Greenevills Rode" on the Smith map, 1624. There is some doubt that such an inlet actually existed, though it may have been at what is now known as Nigh Inlet, which see. |
| Port Landing |
See Fort Landing. |
| Port Lane |
an inlet from the Atlantic Ocean into Roanoke Sound through Bodie Island opposite the SE shore of Roanoke Island, E Dare County. Opened prior to 1585 and closed prior to 1657. |
| Porter |
community in SE Stanly County. Named for an official of the railroad. |
| Porter Cove |
central Buncombe County near Azalea. |
| Porter Creek |
rises in SE Beaufort County and flows N into Durham Creek. |
| Porter Swamp |
rises in W Columbus County and flows NW and SW into Lumber River. |
| Porterfield Gap |
on the Cherokee-Graham county line. Alt. 3,462. |
| Porters Gap |
in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Swain County, N.C.-Sevier County, Tenn., line, lat. 35°38'55" N., long. 83°21'28" W. Alt. approx. 5,500. |
| Portersville |
See Emerson. |
