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Porter Covecentral Buncombe County near Azalea.
Porter Coveon a tributary of Cullasaja River in S Macon County.
Porter Creekrises in SE Beaufort County and flows N into Durham Creek.
Porter Swamprises in W Columbus County and flows NW and SW into Lumber River.
Porterfield Gapon the Cherokee-Graham county line. Alt. 3,462.
Porters Gapin Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Swain County, N.C.-Sevier County, Tenn., line, lat. 35°38'55" N., long. 83°21'28" W. Alt. approx. 5,500.
PortersvilleSee Emerson.
Portiawas inc. as a town in McDowell County, 1891; charter repealed 1893. It apparently was never laid out, and the proposed site is unknown.
Portis Gold Minenow abandoned, NE Franklin County. Shown on a map as recently as 1931.
Portohonk Creekrises in SW Camden County and flows S into Pasquotank County. See also Jones Mill.