| Dover Knob | S Macon County between Penson Knob and Norton Branch. |
| Dover Ridge | SE Yancey County between Dover Branch and Crabtree Creek. |
| Dovers Branch | rises in SE Yancey County and flows NW into Three Forks Creek. |
| Dowd | community in central Stanly County served by post office, 1883-1907. |
| Dowdle Branch | rises in S Macon County and flows SE into Little Tennessee River. |
| Dowdle Knob | S Macon County between Little Tennessee River and Porter Cove. |
| Dowellton | central Yadkin County approx. 1½ mi. W of the present courthouse in the vicinity of modern Harmony Grove Church; was the site of the first court held for the new county in 1851. |
| Dowgap | community in W Surry County. |
| Downes Branch | rises in central Macon County and flows N into Burningtown Creek. |
| Downing Creek | rises in central Clay County and flows SE through Holden Cove into Hiwassee River. |