| Upper Flats | area of stony loam in NW Swain County on Greer Branch covering approx. 1.45 sq. mi.; level except the E end, which is hilly from N to S. |
| Upper Fork Township | SW Burke County. |
| Upper Goose Creek | rises in central Beaufort County and flows S into Pamlico River. |
| Upper Haw Knob | on the Madison-Yancey county line in the Walnut Mountains. |
| Upper Hominy Township | SW Buncombe County. |
| Upper Laurel Township | former township in NE Madison County, now township no. 11. |
| Upper Little River | is formed in SE Caldwell County by a number of small streams. It flows SE, forming a part of the Alexander-Caldwell county line before flowing into Catawba River. Formerly known as Clarks Little River. |
| Upper Little River | rises in S Lee County and flows SE into Harnett County, where it enters Cape Fear River. Scottish Highlanders settled the fertile lands along its banks during the period 1740-60. Appears on the Collet map, 1770. |
| Upper Little River Township | NW Harnett County. |
| Upper Long Creek | rises in SE Swain County and flows SW into Yalaka Creek. |