| Neills Creek Township | central Harnett County. |
| Nella | See Husk. |
| Nellie | former community in W Haywood County on Cataloochee Creek near the mouth of Palmer Creek near lat. 35°37'40" N., long. 83°06'10" W. Settled about 1848. Named for Nellie Palmer, who in 1907, at the age of one, won first prize in a baby contest. Site now is in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and is abandoned. |
| Nellie Ridge | W Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a short spur of Big Fork Ridge near lat. 35°37'10" N., long. 83°06'50" W. Named for nearby community of Nellie. |
| Nelms | community in S Pamlico County. |
| Nelson | community in central Caldwell County. |
| Nelson | community in SE Durham County. |
| Nelson Bay | a bay formed by waters of Core Sound in NE Carteret County. |
| Nelson Branch | rises in central Haywood County and flows NE into Jonathans Creek. |
| Nelson Branch | rises in N Haywood County and flows SE into Whiteoak Branch. |