| Shelly Point | SE Onslow County on The Hammock, extends into White Oak River. |
| Shelmerdine | town in S Pitt County. |
| Shelter Mountain | W Montgomery County between Clark's Creek and Pee Dee River. |
| Shelter Neck | community in N central Pender County on the E side of Northeast Cape Fear River near DeRossett Creek. |
| Shelter River | See Holly Shelter Creek. |
| Shelter Swamp | rises in S Onslow County and flows W into Pender County, where it enters Holly Shelter Creek. |
| Shelton Branch | rises in N Buncombe County and flows NW into Paint Fork. See also Anderson Cove. |
| Shelton Branch | rises in S Haywood County and flows NE into Richland Creek. |
| Shelton Creek | rises in W Granville County and flows SE into Tar River. Appears as Charlone Creek on the Collet map, 1770. |
| Shelton Laurel | community in N Madison County. Alt. 1,849. Settled by Martin and David Shelton about 1790 near the junction of Shelton Laurel Creek and Big Laurel Creek. There, on January 19, 1863, 13 Union supporters (12 men and a boy) were shot by a detail of Confederate soldiers in what has become known as the Shelton Laurel Massacre. White Rock, a post office from 1851 to 1936, was in the center of the Shelton Laurel community. |