| Herbin's Creek | rises in SE Rockingham County and flows SW into Haw River. Known as High Rock Creek as early as 1754; renamed about 1800 for John and William Herbin, local landowners. |
| Herds Creek | rises in E Moore County and flows S into Crains Creek. Named for Charles Herd, who settled at its mouth about 1760. |
| Heriots Island | See Batts Island. |
| Hermitage | community in NW Ashe County served by post office, 1890-1904. |
| Herrells | community in NW Mitchell County. |
| Herren Cove | the valley through which the E tributary of Pole Creek flows in SW Buncombe County. |
| Herrin Knob | on the Haywood-Jackson county line. |
| Herring | or community in N central Sampson County on the head of Merkle Swamp. |
| Herring Pond | stream, rises in N Carteret County and flows N into Neuse River. |
| Herring Run | rises in central Beaufort County and flows S into Runyon Creek. |