| Cary Creek | rises in W Wake County and flows SW into Chatham County, where it enters Whiteoak Creek. |
| Cary Flat Branch | rises in E central Avery County and flows S into Wilson Creek. |
| Cary Township | W central Wake County. |
| Casar | town in N Cleveland County. Settled about 1870 and inc. 1903, but long inactive in municipal affairs. Alt. 1,145. Intended to be named for Julius Caesar but an error was made in the spelling. |
| Casar Township | former township in NW Cleveland County, now township no. 11. |
| Cascade | community in NW Guilford County served by post office, 1892-1903. |
| Cascade Branch | rises in N Madison County and flows SE into Spring Creek. |
| Cascade Creek | rises in W central Stokes County and flows NW into Dan River. Named for the falls in the creek. Mentioned by William Byrd in 1728. |
| Cascade Creek | rises in S Virginia and flows SE into Rockingham County, where it enters Dan River. Named by William Byrd, surveyor of region in 1728, for small rapids near boundary. |
| Cascade Falls | on Cascade Creek, W central Stokes County in Hanging Rock State Park. From a high rock precipice, water falls about 200 ft. in an "Upper Cascade" and then falls another 60 ft. in a "Lower Cascade." The falls are S of Tories Den. |