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| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Parkstown | community in E Wayne County near the coincident boundaries of Greene, Lenoir, and Wayne Counties. |
| Parkton | town in NE Robeson County. Settled about 1884. Inc. 1901. Known first as Gillis Station for Mrs. John Gillis, who sold land for a railroad station. When the railroad was completed, the name was changed to Parkton, probably from the fact that farmers of the surrounding area "parked" teams at the station to take the train to Fayetteville. |
| Parkton Township | N Robeson County. |
| Parktown | community in S Warren County between Fishing Creek and Shocco Creek. |
| Parkville | community in NW Pasquotank County. |
| Parkville | community in E Perquimans County. |
| Parkville Township | E central Perquimans County. |
| Parkwood | residential community in S Durham County a few miles W of Lowes Grove. Name derived from the Research Triangle Park. Developed in the early 1960s. |
| Parkwood | formerly an industrial community in N Moore County. Est. before the Civil War when William Donnelly, stonemason, began making millstones there. A sawmill, brick kiln, flour mill, and other businesses developed. Bankruptcy in the 1880s forced the closing of the businesses, and the community began to decline. During World War II, the remaining buildings were dismantled and removed. In 1953 the community of Hallison, about 1¼ mi. n, changed its name to Parkwood. Hallison had been named by Maj. W. C. Petty, a railroad man, for his deceased son, Hall Jefferson. Alt. 450. |
| Parmele | town in W Martin County. Settled about 1885; inc. 1893. Named for a partner in the Parmele-Eccleston Lumber Company, which operated at the site. Alt. 76. |