| Dismal Swamp Canal | connects the waters of Elizabeth River in Virginia with those of the Pasquotank River. It flows from the state line through NW Camden County. The Intracoastal Waterway is routed through the canal, and there are locks on the W borders of South Mills. |
| Dismal Township | NW Sampson County. |
| District of Washington | in the W territory of North Carolina that is now Tennessee; it developed from the Watauga Settlement, which see, and was recognized by North Carolina in 1776. Delegates attended the Provincial Congress at Halifax in November 1776. The district was the second place in America to be named for George Washington. In 1777 Washington County was formed from the district, and Jonesboro became the county seat. The district was a part of the area ceded by North Carolina in 1789 to the federal government. See also Franklin. |
| Ditch Branch | rises in S Wake County and flows S into W Johnston County, where it enters Middle Creek. |
| Ditch Creek | NE Pamlico County, connects Jones Bay with the Bay River estuary. |
| Ditch, The | waterway from Pamlico River to Goose Creek, E Beaufort County. It separates Reeds Hammock from the mainland. |
| Divide Mountain | W Madison County between Rector Branch and Rocky Branch. |
| Dividing Ridge | W Wilkes County between Lewis Fork Creek and Stony Fork Creek. |
| Dividing Ridge | N Transylvania County, extends SE from the head of Thompson Creek to Funneltop Mountain. |
| Dividing Ridge | S Avery County. |