| Nags Head Woods | maritime forest, E Dare County. An ecological preserve that includes 1,400 acres. Protected by Nature Conservancy and designated a U.S. Natural Landmark, 1974. |
| Nahunga Creek | rises in W Duplin County and flows NE into Goshen Swamp. |
| Nahunta | community in NW Wayne County S of Nahunta Creek, from which it takes its name. Called Academy Crossroads as recently as 1915. |
| Nahunta | See Fremont and Torhunta. |
| Nahunta Swamp | rises in E Johnston County and flows E across NE Wayne County and NE into Contentnea Creek in W Greene County. It is mentioned under various spellings as early as 1711 as Norhanty, Norrihunta, and No Honey. Appears on the Collet map, 1770, as Beaverdam Swamp in N Wayne County. It is not shown as such on subsequent maps. The name is either originally or in corrupted form a Tuscarora Indian word, perhaps from Kahunshe Wakena (Black Creek). |
| Nahunta Township | NE Wayne County. |
| Nain | community in SW Forsyth County served by post office, 1890-1904. |
| Naked Creek | rises in central Ashe County and flows E into South Fork New River. |
| Naked Creek | rises in N Catawba County and flows N into Catawba River. |
| Naked Creek | rises in SE Montgomery County and flows SE into Richmond County. At the Moore-Richmond county line, it joins Drowning Creek in forming Lumber River. |