Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Pinelog Creek |
rises in SW Clay County and flows NE into Brasstown Creek. |
| Pinelog Swamp |
rises in N Columbus County and flows S into Soules Swamp. |
| Pineola |
community in S Avery County on Linville River. Alt. 3,538. Post office est. there in 1911 as Saginaw. Name changed to Pineola in 1914 for the pine trees growing in the vicinity and for Ola Penland, daughter of a local hotel keeper. |
| Pineroot Branch |
rises in N Mitchell County and flows W into Big Rock Creek. |
| Pinetops |
town in S Edgecombe County. Inc. 1903. Named by Henry Clark Bridgers (1876-1951), founder of the East Carolina Railway, which was completed between Tarboro and Hookerton in 1900. On the first run of the new railroad, Bridgers noticed that he could see only the tops of pine trees from the train there. Produces furniture. Alt. 100. |
| Pinetown |
town in N central Beaufort County. Alt. 43. Inc. 1907. |
| Pinetree Creek |
a channel of water separated from the main body of Neuse River by two small islands in central Craven County. |
| Pineview |
community in W Harnett County. Formerly the center of a large area devoted to dewberry culture. Alt. 320. |
| Pineville |
town in S Mecklenburg County. Inc. 1873. James K. Polk, eleventh president of the United States, was born 1 mi. e, 1795. Formerly Morrow's Turnout, which see. Alt. 575. |
| Pineville Township |
former township in central Mecklenburg County, now township no. 14. |