| Nickajack Gap | at the head of Nickajack Creek in E Macon County. |
| Nicks Creek | rises in S McDowell County and flows NE into Catawba River. |
| Nicks Creek | rises in W Moore County and flows NE into Little River. Named for Nicholas Smith, who settled there about 1768. |
| Nicks Creek | See Pheasant Creek. |
| Nicks Knob | S Cherokee County near the headwaters of Moccasin Creek. |
| Nigger Bay | between Swan Island and Currituck Banks in NE Currituck County. In 2003 state legislature directed county to rename bay. |
| Nigger Head | mountain on the Clay-Macon county line. Alt. approx. 4,900. In 2003 state legislature directed counties to rename mountain; now also known as Clay Knob. |
| Nigger Mountain | See Mount Jefferson. |
| Nigger Skull Mountain | W Haywood County on the head of East Fork. In 2003 state legislature directed county to rename mountain. |
| Nigger Spring | S Haywood County, a spring on the head of Little East Fork Pigeon River. In 2003 state legislature directed county to rename spring. |