| McKinney Gap | E Mitchell County at the head of Bear Creek. |
| McKinney Gap | W Yancey County near the head of Elk Wallow Creek. |
| McKinney Lake | E Richmond County on Hitchcock Creek. Covers 65 acres. |
| McKinney Ridge | N central Mitchell County N of town of Bakersville and between Cub Creek and Honeycutt Branch. |
| McKoy | community in SW Johnston County and NE Sampson County. |
| McLamb Crossroads | community in N Sampson County. |
| McLamb Mill Pond | S Sampson County on Clear Run Swamp. Formed about 1800 and known successively as Rackley Mill Pond, as Ezzell Mill Pond, and, since about 1949, by its present name. Covers approx. 75 acres; max. depth 14 ft. |
| McLauchlin Township | E Hoke County. |
| McLean Creek | rises in S Harnett County and flows NE into Upper Little River. Named for Peter McLean, who settled along its banks about 1760. |
| McLeans Branch | rises in E Moore County and flows S into Thagards Pond on Little River. |