Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Powell Creek |
rises in S Buncombe County and flows W into French Broad River. Skyland Lake, which see, is on the stream. |
| Powell Crossroads |
community in S Gates County. |
| Powell Knob |
in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Swain County, N.C.-Blount County, Tenn., line between Buck Gap and Ekaneetlee Gap, lat. 35°32'24" N., long. 83°49'19" W. |
| Powells Creek |
rises in W Halifax County and flows SE into Little Fishing Creek. |
| Powells Pocosin |
NW Bertie County. |
| Powells Point |
tip of the peninsula of S Currituck County in Albemarle Sound. Appears in local records as early as 1665 and on the Ogilby map, 1671. The community (and post office, est. 1818) of Powells Point is 6½ mi. n. |
| Powellsville |
town in N central Bertie County. Post office est. 1879; inc. 1887. Named for a local family and originally known as Powell's Crossroads. Alt. 67. |
| Powellton |
community in NW Richmond County. A post office operated there, 1829-1918. Named for Pleasant M. Powell. |
| Powelltown |
community on the outskirts of Lenoir, central Caldwell County. Named for a British soldier, Elias Powell (d. 1831), who remained in the area following the Battle of Kings Mountain, 1780. Known earlier as Powellton. |
| Powers Branch |
rises in E Mitchell County and flows SE into Fall Creek. |