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Purnellcommunity in N Wake County on the head of Mud Creek; formerly known as Purnell Crossroads.
Purnell CrossroadsSee Purnell.
Purviance Creekrises in E New Hanover County and flows E into Masonboro Sound.
Purviscommunity in W Robeson County.
Pushcommunity in S Person County near Aldridge Creek.
Putnamcommunity in N Moore County. Called Johnson City for Harvell Johnson, local resident, until renamed for Israel Putnam (1718- 90), Revolutionary War general, leader, and ancestor of local residents. Alt. 442.
Puzzle Creekrises in E Rutherford County and flows SW into Second Broad River. Quicksand in the creek made it a "puzzle" to early settlers who wondered whether their horses could cross it.
Pyatt Creekrises in SW Avery County and flows E into North Toe River.
Pyattecommunity in central Avery County.
P[ort] Boxappears on the Smith map, 1624, in Pamlico Sound, but the feature for which this name is intended is uncertain.