| Jeter | community in NW Rutherford County on Cedar Creek. |
| Jewel Branch | rises in N central Alleghany County and flows SE into Little River. |
| Jewel Hill | See Marshall. |
| Jews Quarter Island | a peninsula approx. 2½ mi. long extending into the S waters of Currituck Sound from the mainland, SE Currituck County. Presently owned by the Chatham family and used as a hunting lodge. Appears as Deuces Quarters on early maps. Today known as Dews Island and operates as a hunting club. |
| Jim Branch | rises in S Buncombe County and flows NW into Christian Creek. |
| Jim Branch | rises in W Haywood County and flows NW into Rough Fork. |
| Jim Branch | rises in SW Wake County and flows SW into Buckhorn Creek. |
| Jim Carroll Top | W Clay County, a peak of Carroll Mountain. Alt. 2,700. |
| Jim Creek | rises near Stone Mountain in SW Henderson County and flows SW into Grassy Creek. |
| Jim Creek | rises in N Yancey County and flows SE into Bald Mountain Creek. |