| Niggerhead Creek | rises in E Union County and flows NW into Richardson Creek. In 2003 state legislature directed county to rename creek; now also known as Salem Creek. |
| Niggerskull Creek | See Cedar Valley Creek. |
| Niggerskull Mountain | See Cedar Valley Knob. |
| Nigh Inlet | a point of land on Ocracoke Island about 3½ mi. from the S end of the island, SE Hyde County. The inlet may be the site of Port Grenvil, which see, shown on the White map, 1590, but long closed. |
| Nikwasi | See Franklin. |
| Nile | community in N Alleghany County served by post office, 1898-1915. |
| Nimrod | community in SW Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1891-1902. Was on the W side of the Charlotte, Columbia, and Augusta Railroad. Site is now the Yorkmont area of Charlotte. |
| Nims | formerly a community in E Gaston County but now a part of the town of Mount Holly, which see. |
| Nin Ridge | NW Cherokee County in the Unicoi Mountains, is bounded on four sides by Bryson Lead, Groundhog Ridge, Copper Ridge, and Chestnut Orchard Ridge. |
| Nina | community in NE Cherokee County served by post office, 1880-1911. |