| Hickory Mountain Township | W central Chatham County. |
| Hickory North | unincorporated outskirts of city of Hickory, NW Catawba County. |
| Hickory Nut Branch | rises in central Avery County and flows S into North Toe River. |
| Hickory Nut Creek | rises in NE Henderson County and flows SE into Broad River. |
| Hickory Nut Falls | on Broad River near Chimney Rock, W Rutherford County. 400 ft. tall. |
| Hickory Nut Gap | central Avery County. |
| Hickory Nut Gap | on the Buncombe-Henderson county line between Tater Knob and Ferguson Peak. Alt. 2,878. Originally known as Sherrill's Gap. One of two gaps (the other being Swannanoa Gap) through which early settlers and travelers from the E reached the Asheville plateau. |
| Hickory Nut Gap | NW Swain County on Long Hungry Ridge in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. |
| Hickory Nut Gorge | W Rutherford County, through which Broad River flows. A good view of the gorge may be had from atop Chimney Rock. |
| Hickory Nut Mountain | in SW Burke County. Alt. 2,512. |