| 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. |
| Parrish Creek | rises in central Macon County and flows NW into Burningtown Creek. |
| Parrish's Pond | formed about 1890 on Redbud Creek in E Franklin County. Covers 20 acres, with a max. depth of 15 ft. Known first as Babbit's Pond and then as Woods Pond. |
| Parrotts | community in N Lenoir County. Named for the Parrott family, which settled in the vicinity in the 1760s. Alt. 54. |
| Parrotts Creek | rises in E Onslow County and flows E into Queens Creek. Named for John Parrott. Generally known locally as Parrotts Swamp but also called Moseley's Creek. |
| Parrotts Swamp | See Parrotts Creek. |
| Parson Bald | in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Swain County, N.C.-Blount County, Tenn., line, lat. 35°31'25" N., long. 83°53' W. Alt. 4,730. |
| Parson Branch | rises in N Yancey County and flows SE into Peterson Branch. |