| Portia | was inc. as a town in McDowell County, 1891; charter repealed 1893. It apparently was never laid out, and the proposed site is unknown. |
| Portis Gold Mine | now abandoned, NE Franklin County. Shown on a map as recently as 1931. |
| Portohonk Creek | rises in SW Camden County and flows S into Pasquotank County. See also Jones Mill. |
| Portsmouth | formerly a thriving town in NE Carteret County at the tip of Core Banks. Settled in the early 1700s; est. 1753 and probably named for the city in England. Long inactive in municipal affairs. Alt. 8. See also Portsmouth Island. |
| Portsmouth Island | NE Carteret County, is the name applied to the NE end of Core Banks. Appears as Wococon, which see, on the White map, 1585. May have been a part of Croatoan Island. See also Portsmouth; Core Banks; Cape Lookout National Seashore Recreational Area. |
| Portsmouth Township | E Carteret County, is made up of Core Banks extending from Cape Lookout to Ocracoke Inlet. See also Portsmouth Island. |
| Possum Branch | rises in S Macon County and flows N into Tessentee Creek. Approx. 1 mi. long. |
| Possum Branch | rises in S Macon County and flows NW into Hickory Knoll Creek. Approx. ½ mi. long. |
| Possum Creek | See Possumquarter Creek. |
| Possum Hollow | S Haywood County on the E side of Bearpen Gap. An unnamed stream rises there and flows E into Haywood Gap Stream. |