| Kellys Pond | on Southwest Creek in E Lenoir County. Formed in or prior to 1738 by a man named Marshall. Covers 312 acres; max. depth 10 ft. |
| Kellyville | community in SW Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1876-87. |
| Kelsey | community in NW Caldwell and SW Watauga Counties near Boone Fork 3 mi. W of Blowing Rock. Probably named for Samuel T. Kelsey, who operated a nursery nearby in the late nineteenth century. Also known as White's Spring. |
| Kelvin Grove | community in NW Wake County served by post office, 1840-1903. |
| Kelvyn Fork | rises in W Wake County and flows W into Brier Creek. |
| Kemps Mill | community in S Randolph County on Richland Creek. |
| Kems Branch | rises in E Haywood County and flows N into Allens Creek. |
| Kenady's Branch | See Candy Creek. |
| Kenan Ditch | a drain in S Duplin County to carry the waters of Kenan Pocosin into Northeast Cape Fear River. |
| Kenan Pocosin | a large swamp in S Duplin County that is drained by ditches into Northeast Cape Fear River. |