| Johns | community in SE Scotland County. Settled about 1875. Named for Capt. James T. John, owner of land on which the railroad station was built. Alt. 179. |
| Johns Branch | rises in W Graham County and flows SE into Santeetlah Creek. |
| Johns Branch | rises in SW Madison County and flows NW into Spring Creek. |
| Johns Camp Branch | rises in E Mitchell County and flows SE into Fall Creek. |
| Johns Cove | S Haywood County on Crawford Creek. |
| Johns Cove | NW Swain County between Twentymile Creek and Twentymile Ridge. |
| Johns Creek | rises in central Jackson County and flows NW into Caney Fork. |
| Johns Knob | on the Graham County, N.C.-Monroe County, Tenn., line. |
| Johns Millpond | SE Scotland County on Leiths Creek. Formed 1840. Covers 150 acres; max. depth 15 ft. |
| Johns River | rises in N Caldwell County near the foot of Blowing Rock. Approx. 32 mi. long, it flows s, sw, and SE across W Caldwell and into N Burke County, where it enters Catawba River. Named for John Perkins, local black landowner. |