| Dobson's Crossroads | See Kernersville. |
| Doby Creek | rises in N Mecklenburg County and flows NE into Mallard Creek. |
| Doc Stewart Ridge | extends NE from Little Huckleberry Knob to Santeetlah Creek in W Graham County. Named for an early settler. |
| Dock Branch | rises in N Buncombe County near the Madison County line and flows SE into Whittemore Creek. |
| Dockery | community in N Wilkes County near Middle Prong Roaring River. |
| Dockery Creek | rises in central Cherokee County and flows SE into Hanging Dog Creek. |
| Dockerys Store | community in W Richmond County. A post office existed there as early as 1828. |
| Doctor Branch | rises in NE Cherokee County and flows S into Valley River. |
| Doctor Mountain | S Madison County at the head of Bear Creek. |
| Doctors Creek | rises in SE Sampson County and flows E along the Duplin-Pender county line into Rockfish Creek. |