| Queens Creek | rises in NW Macon County and flows W and N into Swain County, where it enters Nantahala River. Queens Falls on the stream was obliterated when Nantahala Power and Light Company diverted the water for a hydroelectric project. |
| Queens Creek | rises in E Onslow County and flows SE into White Oak River. Named for Queen Anne (1665-1714). Name occurs in local records as early as 1713. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733. Otway Burns (1775-1848), privateer in the War of 1812, was born on the W side of Queens Creek. |
| Queens Creek Lake | formed in 1948 on Queens Creek in NW Macon County. Covers 37 acres, with a max. depth of 68 ft. Owned by Nantahala Power and Light Company to generate electricity. |
| Queens Falls | See Queens Creek. |
| Queensdale | community in N Robeson County served by post office, 1820-1904. Formerly known as McQueen's Store. |
| Query's | community in E Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1859-1903. Named for James Query, first postmaster. |
| Quewhiffle Creek | rises in W Hoke County and flows S into Lumber River. The name may be derived through faulty pronunciation from the Gaelic Culmhutar (pronounced "kul-vutar"), meaning "smuggler" or "mutineer." See also Cuwhiffle. |
| Quewhiffle Township | W Hoke County. |
| Quhele | See Maxton. |
| Quick | community in W Caswell County originally known as Kill Quick. Post office est. there in 1898 closed 1909. |