| Pains Bay | S Dare County in the mouth of Long Shoal River. |
| Paint Creek | See Paint Fork. |
| Paint Fork | rises in N Buncombe County near Paint Fork Gap and flows N into Dillingham Creek. Also known as Paint Creek. |
| Paint Fork | rises in E Madison County and flows SE to join California Creek in forming Little Ivy Creek. |
| Paint Fork | community in N Buncombe County on the stream of the same name. Alt. 2,455. |
| Paint Fork | community in E Madison County on Paint Fork. |
| Paint Fork Gap | N Buncombe County near the headwaters of Paint Fork. |
| Paint Gap | on the Madison-Yancey county line. |
| Paint Gap | W Yancey County on Horton Creek. |
| Paint Gap | community in W Yancey County on Indian Creek at the mouth of Horton Creek. Alt. 2,676. |