| Columbus Township | S central Polk County. |
| Colvard Creek | rises in NE Cherokee County and flows NE and NW into Gumflats Creek. |
| Colvard Creek | rises in N Cherokee County on Hanging Dog Mountain and flows SE into Valley River. |
| Colvin Creek | rises in NE Madison County and flows SW into Spillcorn Creek. |
| Colvins Creek | rises in W Pender County and flows SE into Black River. |
| Combs Knob | N Wilkes County between Big Sandy Creek and Little Sandy Creek. Named for George Combs, a Revolutionary soldier who lived nearby. |
| Comet | community in N central Ashe County. |
| Comfort | community in S Jones County. A post office existed there as early as 1828. |
| Commissary Branch | rises in S Transylvania County and flows NW into Little River. |
| Commissary Hill | S Yancey County approx. 9/10 mi. SE of Mount Mitchell. Alt. 5,780. Named for a commissary located there by the Carolina Spruce Lumber Company during lumbering operations in the early 1900s. |