| City | See Citron. |
| Clabber Branch | rises in SW Clay County and flows SE into Pinelog Creek. |
| Clam Shoal | in the waters of Pamlico Sound, S Dare County, off the S part of Hatteras Island. Bird Islands are on Clam Shoal. |
| Clanpit Cove | on Burningtown Creek in central Macon County. |
| Clara | community in SW Stokes County served by post office, 1888-1904. |
| Claremont | town in NE Catawba County. The earliest name was Charlotte Crossing; later Setzer's Depot. Changed to Claremont in 1892. Inc. 1893. Alt. 969. Named for Clare Sigmon, daughter of Jones Sigmon, an early settler. Produced furniture. |
| Clarendon | community in SW Columbus County. Inc. 1907 as a town; charter repealed 1921. |
| Clarendon | community in E Brunswick County. |
| Clarendon County | one of 3 counties (Albemarle and Craven being the other two) set up in 1664 by the Lords Proprietors of Carolina. It embraced the territory around the mouth of Cape Fear River (then known as Charles River). Named for Edward Hyde (1609-74), Earl of Clarendon, one of the Lords Proprietors. See also Charles Town, a settlement that existed in the colony, 1662-65. |
| Clarendon River | See Cape Fear River. |