| Murray Gap | W Haywood County between Huckleberry Knob and Winding Knob. |
| Murray Gap | E Madison County at the head of California Creek. |
| Murraysville | community in N New Hanover County. |
| Murrayville | former community on Cane Creek in N Henderson County (then Buncombe County); named for William Murray, whose home was there. Buncombe Turnpike ran nearby. A post office operated there, 1806 to ca. 1827. The Catawba grape was discovered growing in the vicinity. |
| Mush Island | a sandy formation about 2¼ mi. long and 1¼ mi. wide, surrounded by silty clay, on the banks of the Roanoke River SE of Weldon, NE Halifax County. The Collet map, 1770, shows Raglins Ferry at the site; called Prides Ferry on the Price map, 1808. |
| Musketo Inlet | through present Currituck Banks, E Currituck County, opened prior to 1657 and closed in the 1670s. Appears on the Ogilby map, 1671. See also Denniss Island. |
| Muskrat Branch | rises in SE Clay County and flows NW into Shooting Creek. |
| Muskrat Creek | rises in central Macon County and flows E into Cartoogechaye Creek. |
| Mussel Run | rises in E Greene County and flows SW into Contentnea Creek. |
| Musselshell Creek | rises in NE Jones County and flows SW into Trent River. |