Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Purnell |
community in N Wake County on the head of Mud Creek; formerly known as Purnell Crossroads. |
| Purnell Crossroads |
See Purnell. |
| Purviance Creek |
rises in E New Hanover County and flows E into Masonboro Sound. |
| Purvis |
community in W Robeson County. |
| Push |
community in S Person County near Aldridge Creek. |
| Putnam |
community in N Moore County. Called Johnson City for Harvell Johnson, local resident, until renamed for Israel Putnam (1718- |
| Puzzle Creek |
rises in E Rutherford County and flows SW into Second Broad River. Quicksand in the creek made it a "puzzle" to early settlers who wondered whether their horses could cross it. |
| Pyatt Creek |
rises in SW Avery County and flows E into North Toe River. |
| Pyatte |
community in central Avery County. |
| P[ort] Box |
appears on the Smith map, 1624, in Pamlico Sound, but the feature for which this name is intended is uncertain. |