| Sawteeth, The | broken, pointed summits along the Swain County, N.C.-Sevier County, Tenn., line in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°38'30" N., long. 83°21'50" W. Alt. approx. 5,450. |
| Sawyer Cove | N Buncombe County E of Ingles Ridge. |
| Sawyer Creek | rises in N central Graham County and flows NE into Little Tennessee River. |
| Sawyer Creek | rises in N Watauga County and flows W into Cove Creek. |
| Sawyers Creek | rises in N central Camden County and flows S into Pasquotank River. Settlements existed at its mouth prior to 1677. See also Grays Mill. |
| Sawyers Creek | rises in N Pender County and flows N into Rockfish Creek. |
| Sawyers Ferry | appears on the Moseley map, 1733, on Pasquotank River in what is now Camden County N of Sawyers Creek. Site was in Pasquotank Precinct of Albemarle County. Later Shipyard Ferry operated nearby. See also Shipyard. |
| Sawyers Landing | E Beaufort County on Pungo River. |
| Sawyersville | community in W Randolph County served by post office, 1849-1905. |
| Saxapahaw | community in SE Alamance County on Haw River. Named for the Sissipahaw Indians, who once lived in the area. A yarn mill was est. there in 1849. |