| Katie Creek | rises in E Macon County and flows W into Walnut Creek. |
| Kawana | community in SE Avery County. |
| Kaylors Knob | SW Burke County. |
| Kayoo-lanta | See Chimneytop Mountain. |
| Kays Crossroads | community in SE Gates County. |
| Kayser Junction | community in W Cumberland County. |
| Kearney | community in N Franklin County. Alt. 300. Named in 1894 for Charlie B. Kearney. |
| Kearney Creek | rises in SE Craven County and flows E into Adams Creek. |
| Keasler Branch | rises in central Buncombe County near Craven Gap and flows SE into Bull Creek. |
| Keeauwee | an Indian village, appears on the Moseley map, 1733. Site was on the trading path of the Cherokee and Catawba Indians to Virginia on Deep River in present NW Randolph County. See also Caraway Creek. |