| Crane Creek | rises in S Sampson County and flows S into Six Runs Creek. |
| Crane Creek | rises in S Wilkes County and flows NE into Rocky Creek. |
| Crane Creek | See Crains Creek. The stream in Lee and Moore Counties has been variously spelled Crane, Crane's, and Crains. |
| Crane Island | See Campbell Island. |
| Crane Ponds | a cluster of half a dozen small natural lakes in NW Onslow County. Apparently first named on Bache's U.S. Coast Survey map, 1865. |
| Crane(y) Island | See Harkers Island. |
| Cranes Island | See Eagles Island. |
| Cransford Cove | W Macon County at the head of Wayah Creek. |
| Craters Mill | community in S Forsyth County. |
| Craven | community in SE Rowan County served by post office, 1882-1915. |