| Deerlick Gap | on the McDowell-Mitchell county line. |
| Deerlick Knob | in E Macon County between Corbin Creek and the head of Laurel Creek. |
| Deerlick Ridge | E Haywood County between Rice Cove Creek and Rough Creek. |
| Deerlick Ridge | extends E from West Buffalo Creek to Snowbird Creek in S Graham County. |
| Deerplay Gap | on the Avery-Mitchell county line. |
| Deerstand Creek | rises in NW McDowell County on the S slope of Woods Mountain and flows S into Slim Creek. |
| Deets | community in W Jackson County served by post office, 1900-1913. |
| Defeat Branch | rises in N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and flows SW to join Roaring Creek in forming Bone Valley Creek. Named after an early hunter there had his shoes burned in the campfire while he slept during a snowstorm. |
| Defeat Knob | on the Cherokee-Clay county line in the Valley River Mountains. |
| Dehart | community in N Wilkes County near North Prong Roaring River. |