| Rose Creek | rises in SE Mitchell County and flows S and NW into North Toe River. |
| Rose Creek | rises in NE Yancey County near Chestnut Mountain and flows N into North Toe River. |
| Rose Hill | town in SW Duplin County. Alt. 89. Settled approx. 1847; inc. 1875. Named for wild roses growing in the vicinity. Produces hogs, lumber, poultry, and wine. |
| Rose Hill Township | SW Duplin County. |
| Rose Mountain | extends along NW Burke County. Alt. 2,600. |
| Rose Ridge | a spur of Big Yellow Mountain in W Avery County. Named for Rose family. Also called Hurricane Ridge. |
| Roseboro | town in W Sampson County. Inc. 1891 and named for George McNeil Rose (1846-1924), chief counsel of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad. Alt. 137. Owensville (Owenville post office), est. prior to 1839 on Little Coharie Creek a short distance W of the site of Roseboro, declined with the growth of Roseboro. |
| Roseborough | community in SE Avery County. |
| Rosebud | community in SE Stokes County. |
| Rosebud | community in N Wilson County between the head of White Swamp and Cattail Swamp. |