| Da-loh-no-geh | See Yellow Mountain. |
| Da-tsu-la-gun-yi | See Cold Mountain. |
| Dabbs | community in S central Caswell County. |
| Dabney | community in W Vance County. Named for local store operator. |
| Dabney Township | W Vance County. |
| Dads Top | mountain peak N of Twelve O'clock Top on the Buncombe-Haywood county line. |
| Dailys Creek | rises in W Lenoir County and flows NE into Neuse River. Probably named for John Dailey, who settled there about 1800. |
| Dairy Branch | flows SW thorough Mecklenburg County into Little Sugar Creek. |
| Dale | community in SE Surry County served by post office, 1894-1904. |
| Dalila | community in central Sampson County served by post office, 1892-1904. |