| Painted Rock | See Paint Rock. |
| Painter | See Cullowhee. |
| Painter Branch | rises in E Cherokee County and flows NW into Peachtree Creek. |
| Painter Branch | rises in N Haywood County and flows SW into Pigeon River. |
| Painter Branch | rises in W Swain County and flows SE into Little Tennessee River. |
| Painter Knob | N Cleveland County. Alt. 2,323. |
| Painter Swamp | rises in W Hertford County and flows SE into Potecasi Creek. |
| Painters Gap | N Rutherford County on the NE side of Chalk Mountain. Perhaps originally Panthers Gap. |
| Palestine | community in N Stanly County. Alt. 582. |
| Palm | community in NE Haywood County served by post office, 1886-1905. |