| Sherrill's Gap | See Hickory Nut Gap. |
| Sherrills Ford | across Catawba River between Catawba and Iredell Counties. Named for Adam Sherrill, trailblazer in the settlement of W North Carolina who crossed the Catawba River there in 1747. The passage over the river was used by troops during the Revolutionary War. The site is now under the waters of Lake Norman. The name appears on various maps dating from the eighteenth century through 1963. |
| Sherrills Ford | community in SE Catawba County; known earlier as Sherrills Mill. Named for Adam Sherrill, a pioneer settler who crossed the Catawba River at Sherrills Ford, which see, a short distance E. A post office was est. there in 1842. |
| Sherrills Mill | See Sherrills Ford. |
| Sherrills Springs | community in S Cabarrus County. Mineral springs there still in use. Also known as Sossamon's Spring. |
| Sherron Acres | community in central Durham County approx. 1 mi. SE of the city of Durham. |
| Sherwood | community in S Cumberland County served by post office, 1883-1907. |
| Sherwood | community in W Watauga County at the junction of Vanderpool and Cove Creeks. Post office est. in 1913 as Doughton to honor Congressman Robert L. Doughton. Name changed at his request to Sherwood. |
| Sheva | community in NW Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1892-1903. |
| Shewbird Mountain | S Clay County near the SW end of Cherry Mountain. |