| Sandy Creek | rises in central Granville County and flows SE into Redbud Creek in Nash County. |
| Sandy Creek | rises in NE Randolph County and flows SW into Deep River. |
| Sandy Creek | rises in SE Vance County and flows SE across Warren and Franklin Counties and into Nash County, where, in Hilliardston community, the name is changed to Swift Creek, which see. |
| Sandy Creek | community in NE Randolph County served by post office, 1884-1906. Sandy Creek Baptist Church there was founded in 1755. There, in 1766, the first attempt was made to organize the Regulators. |
| Sandy Creek Township | former township in N Franklin County, now township no. 6. |
| Sandy Creek Township | SE Vance County. |
| Sandy Creek Township | SW Warren County. |
| Sandy Cross | crossroads community in S Nash County. Named because of sandy soil in the vicinity. |
| Sandy Cross | community in central Rockingham County; center of productive tobacco country. |
| Sandy Foundation | See Sandy Bottom. |