| Pamptecough Precinct | was created in Bath County on December 3, 1705. It took its name from Pamptecough (Pamlico) River. The name was changed to Beaufort County, which see, about 1712. The town of Bath was the county seat from its inc. in 1705 until 1785, when Washington became the county seat. |
| Pamticoe Sound | See Pamlico Sound. |
| Panacea | community in E Warren and NW Halifax Counties on Bens Creek. Named for Panacea Springs, a popular resort there in early 1900s with a large hotel and a lake near mineral springs (supposedly curative). Water formerly bottled and sold; the hotel, lake, and cottages are gone. |
| Panacea Springs | See Panacea. |
| Panauuaioc | Indian village site shown on the De Bry map, 1590, in what is now Beaufort County near the head of Pamlico River on its S bank. |
| Pancake Branch | rises in W Avery County and flows NW into North Toe River. |
| Panhandle Creek | rises in S Madison County and flows NW into French Broad River. |
| Pant | community in NE Haywood County served by post office, 1884-1905. |
| Pantego | town in NE Beaufort County on Pantego Creek. Alt. 7. A post office since 1825. Inc. 1881. |
| Pantego Creek | rises in Dismal Swamp, E Beaufort County, and flows S and E into Pungo River. It is also fed by several canals draining from the swamp. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733. |