| Rocky Knobs | two knobs S of Horsepasture River, SW Transylvania County. |
| Rocky Mount | city in E Nash and W Edgecombe Counties. Est. 1816; inc. 1867. Named for the rocky mounds and ledges on the site near the falls of the Tar River. Home of North Carolina Wesleyan College. Produces tobacco, furniture, and fabricated metals. Alt. 121. |
| Rocky Mount | See Bear Poplar. |
| Rocky Mount Township | former township in W central Edgecombe County, now township no. 12. |
| Rocky Mount Township | SE Nash County. |
| Rocky Mountain | between Featherston Creek and Harper Creek in N Henderson County. |
| Rocky Mountain | S Jackson County between Chimneytop and Horsepasture River. Alt. 4,427. |
| Rocky Mountain | S Transylvania County between Laurel Branch and Bradley Creek. |
| Rocky Mountain | S Transylvania County between Woodruff Branch and Browns Mill Creek. |
| Rocky Mountain | W Transylvania County between Morton Creek and Indian Creek. Alt. 3,527. |