| Tantrough Branch | rises in E central Yancey County and flows N into Little Crabtree Creek. Named for the wooden trough used in tanning hides that an early settler had there. The spelling Tantroft is also used. |
| Tanyard Branch | rises in central Rutherford County NW of Rutherfordton and flows SE into Cleghorn Creek. At one time it was known as Milk House Branch. |
| Tanyard Creek | rises in N Yadkin County and flows NE into Yadkin River. |
| Tanyard Gap | N Madison County at the head of Silvermine Branch. |
| Tapoco | resort community in NW Graham County on Cheoah River. Served by post office, 1916-36. Alt. 1,110. Name coined by the Tallassee Power Company using the first two letters of the three words in the company name. |
| Tar Corner | community in NE Camden County. Name said to derive from a barn painted with tar that stood at intersection of two roads. |
| Tar Creek | rises in E Pamlico County and flows N into Broad Creek. |
| Tar Heel | a town in NW Bladen County. Settled 1875. Inc. 1963. Alt. 100. Named either for the appellation said to have been given, by Confederates from other states, to North Carolina troops who emerged from a river with tar adhering to their heels, or for tar produced in the vicinity taken to the Cape Fear River and then by raft to Wilmington. Along the riverfront, the ground was covered with tar, and so were the feet that passed over it. |
| Tar Kiln Creek | rises in S Pamlico County and flows S into Dawson Creek. |
| Tar Kiln Ridge | NW Clay County, extends from Short Off to the Tusquitee Mountains. |