Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Peacock's Bridge |
SE Wilson County over Contentnea Creek approx. 1½ mi. SE of Stantonsburg. A bridge existed there by 1751 and is shown on the Price map, 1808, and on the MacRae map, 1833. There Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton's British dragoons and Col. James Gorham's militia engaged in a skirmish, May 1781. Known for a time as Ruffin's Bridge. |
| Peacocks |
community in N Columbus County. Earlier known as Peacocks Store. |
| Peacocks Crossroads |
community in SW Johnston County. |
| Peak Creek |
rises on the Ashe-Wilkes county line near Mulberry Gap and flows NW into South Fork New River. |
| Peak Creek Township |
E Ashe County. |
| Peak Knob |
E Macon County between Grindstone Knob and the head of Moses Branch. |
| Peak Mountain |
NE Avery County. |
| Peak, The |
mountain in E Ashe County between Peak Creek and South Fork New River. Alt. approx. 3,950. |
| Peaked Knob |
on the Haywood County, N.C.-Cocke County, Tenn., line. Alt. 3,370. |
| Peaked Top |
central Caldwell County near the headwaters of Abingdon Creek. |