Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Possum Neck Swamp |
rises in S Craven County and flows NW into Brice Creek. |
| 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. |