| Knob Creek | rises in SW Jackson County and flows E into Norton Creek. |
| Knob Creek | rises in NW Rutherford County and flows SW into Broad River. |
| Knob Creek Township | former township in NE Cleveland County, now township no. 10. |
| Knobbs Creek | rises in E central Pasquotank County and flows SE into Pasquotank River at the N limits of Elizabeth City. |
| Knobcreek | community in N Cleveland County on Knob Creek. |
| Knobs Township | NW Yadkin County. |
| Knoll | community in SE Macon County served by post office, 1886-1905. |
| Knotts Island | a peninsula in N Currituck County approx. 5 by 3½ mi.; extends into North Carolina from Princess Anne County, Va. Knotts Island Channel on the E connects Currituck Sound with Back Bay (in Virginia); North Landing River on the W rises in Virginia and flows past Knott Island into Currituck Sound. Appears as Knot Isle on the Comberford map, 1657. Probably named for James Knott or a member of his family. Knott held land in S Virginia as early as 1642. See also Mackay Island. |
| Knotts Island Channel | a waterway between Knotts Island and Currituck Banks, NE Currituck County. The channel connects Currituck Sound in North Carolina with Back Bay in Virginia. |
| Knotts Store | community in W Anson County served by post office, 1877-1905. |