| Diller Branch | rises in S Cleveland County and flows NE into Broad River. |
| Dillingham | community in NE Buncombe County on Dillingham Creek. |
| Dillingham Creek | is formed in NE Buncombe County by the junction of Corner Rock Creek and Walker Branch. It flows NW and joins North Fork Ivy Creek in forming Ivy Creek. |
| Dillon Ridge | extends NE and supports a school and a few houses in the middle of swamplands in N Tyrrell County. Alt. 14. Site of commercial timber operations. |
| Dills Branch | rises in N Jackson County and flows S into Scotts Creek. Named for Allen B. Dills. |
| Dills Creek | rises in S Rutherford County and flows S into Broad River. |
| Dills Creek | rises in N Jackson County and flows SE into Fisher Creek. |
| Dills Gap | W Jackson County between Black Mountain and Tuckasegee River. |
| Dills Knob | E Macon County between Buzzard Knob and Cullasaja River. |
| Dillsboro | town in N Jackson County on the Tuckasegee River. Inc. 1889 and named for William A. Dills, founder of the town and member of the General Assembly, 1889-91. Post office first est. there in 1852 as Cowee in the home of Dills, whose wife was postmistress. Known as Webster Station from 1882 until 1889. |