| Massy Creek | rises in W central Rockingham County and flows N into Dan River. |
| Mast | community in N Watauga County on Cove Creek. Alt. 2,670. |
| Mast Knob | SE Watauga County NW of Dugger Mountain. |
| Matakomak | a name appearing on the Ogilby map, 1671, to designate the territory presently in Chowan County between Yeopim River and Pembroke Creek. |
| Matchipungo | See Pungo. |
| Matecomack | See Edenton; Matakomak; Queen Anne's Creek. |
| Matherson Branch | rises in W Macon County and flows SE into Pine Branch. |
| Matherson Creek | rises in NE Cherokee County and flows NE into Worm Creek. |
| Mathis | community in SE Forsyth County. Named for a family that settled in the vicinity as early as 1757. |
| Matkin | community in SW Caswell County. Named in 1967 for a family long resident in the area when a plant of Burlington Industries opened there. A name was required for directing truck drivers to the rural location. |