| Deppe | community in NE Onslow County. Named for Nelson R. Deppe of Pennsylvania, who est. a lumber mill at the site. |
| Derby | community in NE Richmond County. |
| Derham Creek | See Durham Creek. |
| Derita | community in central Mecklenburg County. Named for Derita Lewis, a friend of Amos L. Rumple, first postmaster when post office was est. in 1882. Alt. 812. |
| DeRossett Creek | rises in Angola Bay, N Pender County, and flows SW into Northeast Cape Fear River. Named for the DeRossett family, early settlers. |
| Derr | community in E Lincoln County served by post office, 1883-1904. |
| Derreberry Branch | rises in NE Cherokee County and flows NW into Puett Creek. |
| Derreberry Gap | NE Cherokee County in the Valley River Mountains. |
| Desert, The | a term sometimes applied locally to that part of the Dismal Swamp that lies in Camden and Currituck Counties. See Dismal Swamp. |
| Desert, The | a pocosin in N Robeson County between Big Raft Swamp and Big Marsh Swamp. Oval shaped and presumed to be one of the Carolina Bays, which see. Covers 1,200 acres; water depth varies from 6 in. to 4 ft. Game abounds there, especially deer. |