| Renston | community in SW Pitt County. Alt. 67. |
| Repose | community in S Lenoir County served by post office, 1887-1909. |
| Reps Martin Island | 14-acre sandy island in Yadkin River, NE Yadkin County. |
| Republican | community in W central Bertie County. Named for the Republican Baptist Church there. The name derived from the fact that the church was a public meeting place for the neighborhood. |
| Resaca | community in NE Duplin County served by post office, 1853-1916. Named for Mexican War Battle of Resaca de la Palma. |
| Research Triangle Park | a 5,000-acre tract in SE Durham and W Wake Counties. Industrial and governmental research facilities operate there in a campus-like setting. Years of planning preceded opening of first businesses in 1959. Prospects boosted by est. of IBM facility in 1964. Duke University, the University of North Carolina, and North Carolina State University loaned startup expertise and give continuing support. Success of park has made it a national and international model. |
| Reservoir Branch | rises in NW Madison County and flows E into Spring Creek. |
| Resoe Creek | rises in central Pender County and flows S into Rileys Creek. Also known as Razo and Rizzo Creek. |
| Resolution Branch | rises in N Jones County and flows S into Trent River. |
| Resootskeh | a Tuscarora Indian village in Bertie County on Indian Creek that appears on the Moseley map, 1733. Site was the base of "King Blount," the friendly Indian chief who aided the whites during the Tuscarora Indian War, 1711-13. The modern Tuscarora spelling of the word is Resootska, meaning "to our grandfather." |