| Proctor Sang Branch | rises in NW Swain County and flows E into Ekaneetlee Creek. See also Seng Branch. |
| Proctorville | town in S Robeson County. Alt. 120. Settled about 1870. Inc. 1913. Named for Edward Knox Proctor Jr. (1862-1902), promoter of the Raleigh and Charleston Railroad. |
| Proffits Knob | N Watauga County SW of Laurel Branch. |
| Proffitt | community in SW Wilkes County served by post office, 1898-1906. |
| Progress | community in NW Randolph County. Formerly known as Fraziers for a local storekeeper. |
| Promontorium tremendum | See Cape Fear. |
| Prong | community in N Columbus County served by post office, 1889-1903. |
| Prophet Branch | rises in NW Haywood County and flows SE into Big Branch. Named for a prominent mountain family in the area. |
| Propst | community in SW Catawba County served by post office, 1899-1905. |
| Propst's Knob | SW Burke County. Alt. 3,022. |