| Charley Creek | rises in E Jackson County and flows S into Wolf Creek. |
| Charley Knob | on the S end of Charley Ridge in E Jackson County. |
| Charley Ridge | E Jackson County between Gage Creek and Charley Creek. |
| Charlie Creek | rises in N Yancey County and flows S into Little Creek. |
| Charlie Ridge | N Buncombe County W of Brittain Mountain. |
| Charlies Bunion Mountain | on Swain County, N.C.-Sevier County, Tenn., line in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Alt. 5,375. So named because Charles Connor remarked to George Masa that the peak looked "like a bunion on Old Smoky's foot." |
| Charlies Island | a land formation in S Duplin County that is surrounded by swamp. |
| Charlies Ridge | on the Avery-Mitchell county line between Wolf Ridge and Spear Tops. |
| Charlone Creek | See Shelton Creek. |
| Charlotte | city and county seat, central Mecklenburg County. Settled about 1750; est. 1768. Named for Queen Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818), wife of George III. Appears as Charlottesburgh on the Collet map, 1770. Home of University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Queens University of Charlotte, Johnson C. Smith University, and Central Piedmont Community College. Center for banking services. Produces fabricated metals, textiles, dairy and bakery products, industrial machinery, canned foods, paper products, hosiery, processed meat, primary metals, aircraft parts, apparel, furniture, electronic components, boxes, and chemicals. Alt. 795. |