Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Prospect Ridge |
a narrow loam and sandy ridge traversing Green Swamp in Brunswick and Columbus Counties from SE to NW. A road between the communities of Supply and Makatoka follows this ridge. |
| Prosperity |
See High Falls. |
| Protection |
community in NE Madison County. |
| Providence |
community in NW Caswell County, sometimes known locally as "Hell's Half Acre." Post office est. there, 1953. |
| Providence Inlet |
See Caffey's Inlet. |
| Providence Township |
former township in S Mecklenburg County, now township no. 5. |
| Proximity |
formerly a cotton-mill community in central Guilford County, now a part of Greensboro. Camp for Overseas Replacement Depot located there during World War II. |
| Pruitts Fork Creek |
rises in E Rockingham County and flows E into Lower Hogan's Creek. Later known as Jones Creek, which see. |
| Public Creek |
rises in the highlands of Indian Island, SE Camden County, and flows E into North River. |
| Puella |
former community in central Transylvania County near confluence of Davidson and French Broad Rivers. Earlier known as Deavers and today known as Pisgah Forest. |