| Peters Creek | rises in central Forsyth County in Winston-Salem and flows SW and S through the city into Middle Fork. Probably named for Hans Petersen, who was among the first settlers at Bethabara, 1753. |
| Peters Creek | rises in Virginia and flows S into Stokes County, where it enters Dan River. It was the W limit of William Byrd's survey of the North Carolina-Virginia boundary in 1728. |
| Peters Creek | community in N central Stokes County on the Virginia line. Post office was there from 1850 until 1882, when name was changed to Elko, which see. |
| Peters Creek Township | N central Stokes County. |
| Peters Ferry | See Grifton. |
| Peters Point | point of land 1 mi. NW of Fort Fisher in S New Hanover County extending into the Cape Fear River near its mouth. See also Point Peter. |
| Petersburg | community in S Madison County on Bull Creek. Alt. 1,972. |
| Petersburg | community on Jenkins Swamp in N Onslow County. |
| Petersburg Crossing | a crossroads community in E Duplin County. |
| Peterson | community in SE Bertie County. |