| Joshua Lake | on Gerren Creek in S Transylvania County. Covers 60 acres and has a max. depth of 70 ft. |
| Joshua Mountain | S Transylvania County between the head of Joshua Branch and Middle Fork French Broad River. Alt. 3,163. |
| Jourghland | community in N Davidson County. |
| Joy | community in NW Burke County. |
| Joy Fork | See Joyce Creek. |
| Joyce Creek | rises in Dismal Swamp, N Camden County, and flows SE and SW into Pasquotank River. Though slightly misplaced, the tributary likely is the Joys Fork shown on the Moseley map, 1733, and as Joy Creek on the Price map, 1808. |
| Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest | W Graham County in Nantahala National Forest, was dedicated to poet Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918), author of Trees and Other Poems, on July 30, 1936. It contains 3,840 acres of virgin forest (including poplar, hemlock, and oak) and is one of the finest stands of its type in America. Little Santeetlah Creek flows through the forest. |
| Joycetown | community in SE Caldwell County. An industrial center, it was named in 1947 by Regina Reid for Joyce Hogan, wife of James Hogan, owner of a manufacturing plant there. |
| Joyland | community in central Durham County on the outskirts of the city of Durham. |
| Joyner | community in W Wayne County. |