| Rest | community in central Stanly County served by post office, 1883-1907. |
| Retreat | community in S Haywood County between Inman Branch and West Fork Pigeon River. Also known as Riverside, the name of the local Baptist church. |
| Reuben | community in NE Union County. |
| Reuben Creek | rises in E Mitchell County and flows SW into Little Rock Creek. |
| Reuben Mountain | W Stokes County at the head of East Prong Little Yadkin River. |
| Revere | community in central Madison County on Revere Creek. |
| Revere Creek | rises in central Madison County and flows NW into Big Laurel Creek. |
| Revis Branch | rises in N Buncombe County and flows NW into S Madison County, where it enters Ivy River. |
| Revolution | former community in central Guilford County. Est. 1899. Named because the textile plant est. there was expected to revolutionize the cotton-manufacturing industry. Now within Greensboro city limits. |
| Rex | community in NE Robeson County. |