| Carteret Township | former township of NE Carteret County. Previously a part of Straits Township, now largely Merrimon Township. |
| Carters Creek | rises in NE Davie County near Hillsdale and flows 3 mi. SE into Yadkin River. Formerly known as Linville Creek. |
| Carters Falls | SW Surry County on the Yadkin River near Elkin. |
| Carters Mills | community in N Moore County on Bear Creek. Named for S. M. Carter, in whose house the post office was first opened. A mill there was est. about 1790 by Nicholas Nall, who also had a tavern there on the old Salem-Fayetteville road. |
| Carters Mountain | extends NW in N Wilkes County between North Prong Roaring River and Middle Prong Roaring River. |
| Carters Ridge | S Mitchell County between Grassy Creek and North Toe River. |
| Cartersville | community in S Duplin County. |
| Carthage | town and county seat, central Moore County. Authorized to be laid off and inc. 1796. Name changed to Fagansville in 1806 for Richardson Fagin, sheriff of Moore County, 1785-87, and on whose land the town was located; changed back to Carthage, 1818. Produces textiles. Alt. 575. |
| Carthage Township | central Moore County. |
| Cartledge Creek | rises in central Richmond County on W edge of town of Ellerbe and flows SW into Pee Dee River. Named for Edmund Cartledge, who owned land in the vicinity prior to 1758. |