| Polecat Branch | rises in N Jackson County and flows SW into Hornbuckle Creek. |
| Polecat Branch | rises in central Johnston County and flows SW into Neuse River. |
| Polecat Branch | rises in N Macon County and flows SW into Lakey Creek. |
| Polecat Creek | rises in S Guilford County and flows SE into Randolph County, where it enters Deep River. The name appears in local records as early as 1762. Edward R. Murrow and O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) were born in the vicinity. |
| Polecat Creek | rises in S Union County and flows SE into South Carolina, where it enters Wildcat Creek. |
| Polecat Hollow | W Madison County on an unnamed tributary of French Broad River. |
| Polecat Ridge | N Macon County between Bradley Creek and Lakey Creek. |
| Polenta | community in central Johnston County served by post office, 1882-1900. |
| Poley Branch | rises in N Duplin County and flows S into Back Marsh. |
| Poley Branch | rises in NE Pitt County and flows E into Tranters Creek. |