| Oxford | town authorized to be laid off on the lands of Robert Fields, 1806. The Oxford Academy was to be est. there. Said to have been located on Cedar Creek, present Davie County. No evidence that the town ever existed. |
| Oxford | town and county seat, central Granville County. Authorized to be laid off in 1811 and inc. 1816. The land on which the town was est. had been a part of Samuel Benton's plantation, "Oxford," hence the name. Produces tobacco and textiles. Appears on the Price map, 1808. Alt. 476. See also Harris Burgh. |
| Oxford District | a section of Granville County, perhaps in the central part of the county in which Samuel Benton's plantation, "Oxford," was located. In 1790 there were 65 heads of families in the district. |
| Oxford Lake | See Lake Hickory. |
| Oxford Township | central Granville County. |
| Oxfords Ford | community in W Catawba County served by post office, 1873-1903. |
| Oyama | See Few. |
| Oyster Creek | rises in central Carteret County and flows S into Newport River. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733. Approx. ¾ mi. long. |
| Oyster Creek | rises in E Carteret County and flows SE into Core Sound. Approx. 2 mi. long. |
| Oyster Creek | a channel among the tidal-marsh islands on the SW shore of Roanoke Island, E Dare County in the waters of Croatan Sound. Approx. 1 mi. W of community of Wanchese. |