| Possumquarter Creek | rises in W central Warren County and flows S into Fishing Creek. Probably named for Possum Quarter, the plantation of Governor Gabriel Johnston, mentioned in his 1751 will. Appears on the Price map, 1808, as Possum Creek. |
| Possumtown | See Bethany. |
| Possumtrot | community in W Yancey County on Possumtrot Creek. Named by an early settler who was riding down a trail on horseback when a lone opossum entered the path ahead of him and trotted along in front of the horse for some distance. |
| Possumtrot Creek | rises in W Yancey County and flows NE into Bald Creek. |
| Post Oak | See Blaine. |
| Postell | community in W Cherokee County on Shoal Creek. Alt. 1,900. Named for Thomas Postell, an early settler. |
| Pot Branch | rises in S McDowell County and flows SE into Rutherford County, where it enters Briar Creek. Erosion in rocks over which it flows has made potlike holes. |
| Pot Cove Gap | on the Buncombe-McDowell county line near the headwaters of Flat Creek. |
| Potaskike River | See North River. |
| Potato Branch | rises in SW Buncombe County near Potato Gap and flows NW into South Turkey Creek. |