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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 |
|---|---|
| Potato Patch |
mountain in W Haywood County on the head of a tributary of Hemphill Creek. |
| Potato Top |
See Potato Knob. |
| Potecasi (potty-casey) |
community in E Northampton County. Named for its location near Potecasi Creek, an Indian word meaning "parting of the waters." A post office operated there, 1839-1928. |
| Potecasi Bridge |
See Jackson. |
| Potecasi Creek |
rises in central Northampton County and flows E into Hertford County, where it enters Meherrin River. Appears as Weyanok Creek on the Ogilby map, 1671. The upper portion of Potecasi Creek is marked Catawhisky on the Moseley map, 1733. Appears as Meherrin Creek on the Collet map, 1770. |
| Potoskite |
appears on the Moseley map, 1733, in S Currituck Precinct (now Currituck County), possibly representing an Indian village. |
| Potrock Bald |
a peak in N Clay County near the headwaters of Potrock Branch and Compass Creek. Alt. 5, 200-5, 250. Named for a large rock on top of the mountain that was hollowed out by an Indian medicine man and used to steep his medicinal herbs. |
| Potrock Branch |
rises in N Clay County and flows SW into Fires Creek. |
| Pott Creek |
rises in S Catawba County and flows S into Lincoln County, where it enters South Fork Catawba River. |
| Potter |
community in SW Union County served by post office, 1891-1900. |
