| Hardin | community in NE Cherokee County NW of Andrews. |
| Hardin | town in N Gaston County on South Fork Catawba River. Inc. 1887 as Hardin and in 1897 as town of Hardin Cotton Mills. Prior to 1887, that portion of the town on the N side of the river was known as Worth, which is still the railroad name. Long inactive in municipal affairs. Alt. 679. |
| Hardin Creek | rises in central Watauga County and flows SE into South Fork New River. |
| Harding Swamp | rises in W Beaufort County and flows W to join Juniper Swamp in forming East Branch Chicod Creek. Mentioned in local records as early as 1750. |
| Hardison Mill Creek | rises in S Martin County and flows NW into Statons Pond on Sweetwater Creek. |
| Hardscrabble Branch | rises in W Yancey County and flows NE into Cane River. Named by early settlers, who found the soil there to be so unproductive that they had a "hard scrabble" to make a living. |
| Hardy | community in W Johnston County. |
| Hardy Creek | a short stream in N central Carteret County flowing E into South River. |
| Hardy Creek | rises in S Stanly County and flows S into Rocky River. |
| Hardy Mill Branch | rises in W Johnston County and flows NE into Black Creek. |