| Rice Pinnacle | S Buncombe County at the N end of Stradley Mountain. |
| Rices Creek | rises in SE Brunswick County and flows N into Town Creek. |
| Rices Pocosin | a swamp in central Greene County. |
| Riceville | community in N Buncombe County on Bull Creek, which see. Named for family of pioneer settlers. Served by a post office, 1876-1906. |
| Rich Branch | rises in S Buncombe County and flows NE into Bent Creek. |
| Rich Branch | rises in N Mitchell County and flows E into Spring Creek. |
| Rich Cove | between Laurel Mountain and Big Creek in NW Henderson County. |
| Rich Fork Creek | rises in NE Davidson County and flows SW into Abbotts Creek. |
| Rich Gap | SE Macon County between Fodderstack Mountain and Rich Mountain. |
| Rich Gap | in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Swain County, N.C.-Blount County, Tenn., line between Gregory Bald and Forge Knob, lat. 35°31'45" N., long. 83°51'14" W. |