| Improvement Creek | rises in E Swain County and flows NE into Wesser Creek. |
| Inadu Knob | on Haywood County, N.C.-Cocke County, Tenn., line in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°43'37" N., long. 83°14'27" W. Formerly Snake Knob but, to prevent duplication within the park, the name was changed to Inadu, the Indian word for snake. Alt. 5,941. |
| Inanda | former town in central Buncombe County on French Broad River at the mouth of Hominy Creek. Inc. 1893; charter repealed 1901. Served by post office, 1891-1904. A church at the site still bears the name. |
| Independence Hill | community in N Mecklenburg County. |
| Index | community in SE Ashe County. |
| Indian Branch | rises in E Haywood County and flows SE into Bald Creek. |
| Indian Camp Bay | an arm of Big Colly Bay, NE Bladen County. |
| Indian Camp Branch | rises in N Buncombe County near Jupiter and flows SW into Shepherd Branch. |
| Indian Camp Branch | rises in central Jackson County and flows SE into West Fork [Moses Creek]. |
| Indian Camp Branch | rises in E Macon County and flows N into Ellijay Creek. |