| Gilliam County | was name proposed in 1872-73 legislature for new county to be created out of Granville, Warren, and Franklin Counties. Name selected to honor Judge Robert Gilliam of Oxford. Bill failed to pass, but in 1881 Vance County was formed with similar boundaries. |
| Gillikin Creek | rises in E Carteret County and flows W into North Leopard Creek. |
| Gilliland's Creek | rises in central McDowell County in the Old Fort area and flows into Crooked Creek. |
| Gillis Station | See Parkton. |
| Gills Knob | N Caldwell County. Alt. 2,000. Probably named for Gilbert Cottrell, eighteenth-century settler in the vicinity. |
| Gills Little Mill Creek | rises in S Vance County and flows S into N Franklin County, where it enters Lynch Creek. |
| Gilmer Township | central Guilford County. |
| Gilmore Swamp | rises in NE Sampson County and flows SE into Six Runs Creek. |
| Gilreath | community in S Wilkes County on North Rocky Creek. Formerly known as Brushy Mountain and as Dodson Store. Old Gilreath, another community, is located approx. 3 mi. nw. |
| Gin | community in N Cumberland County. |