| Maxton Township | W Robeson County. |
| Maxwell | community in NE Columbus County. |
| Maxwell | community in NE Henderson County at the S end of Marshall Ridge. |
| Maxwell Branch | rises in N Transylvania County and flows SW into Avery Creek. |
| Maxwell Creek | rises in W Duplin County and flows SE into Northeast Cape Fear River. |
| Maxwell Creek | See Lillington Creek. |
| Maxwell's Store | community in S Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1821-49. Later known as Cluster, which see. |
| Maxwells Mill Pond | on Burnt Coat Creek in NE Duplin County. |
| May | community in N Harnett County served by post office, 1883-1904. |
| May Branch | rises in W Macon County and flows SE into Nantahala Lake. |