| Sorrell's Creek | rises in W Wake County and flows NW into Black Creek. |
| Sorrells Cove | E Haywood County between Brown Cove and Thickety Creek. |
| Sorrow Creek | appears on the Collet map, 1770, apparently rising in what is now N Davidson County and flowing W into South Fork in S Forsyth County. |
| Sossamon's Spring | See Sherrills Springs. |
| Soules Swamp | rises in N Columbus County and flows NE then SE into White Marsh. |
| Sound | community in NE Washington County served by post office, 1903-1908. |
| Sound, The | See Pamlico Sound. |
| Soundside | community in N Tyrrell County on the S side of Albemarle by post office, 1900-1901. |
| Sourwood Gap | on the Buncombe-McDowell county line NE of Montreat. |
| South Albemarle Township | E central Stanly County. |