| Judson Lake | S Transylvania County, drains N into Little River. Covers 8 acres and has a max. depth of 20 ft. |
| Judy Branch | rises in NW Swain County and flows S into Lake Cheoah. |
| Juford | community in SW Duplin County served by post office, 1884-1902. Formerly Rock Fish. |
| Jugtown | community in SW Buncombe County. |
| Jugtown | former community in SW Catawba County near the Lincoln County line. An area approx. 8 mi. square in which pottery was made from the early nineteenth century. Jacob Weaver, German potter, began the work and used a secret color formula, which he never shared with anyone else. Hilton, Reinhardt, Hartsoe, Johnson, Propst, Ritchie, and Seagle families and others also worked there. |
| Jugtown | community in NW Moore County N of Bear Creek. Est. about 1920 by Jacques Busbee (1870-1947) and Juliana Busbee (1876-1962), artists from Raleigh. Manufactured hand-turned pottery, which has been widely distributed in the United States. Chriscoe, Cole, Craven, Luck, McNeill, Owen, and Teague families and others also worked in the vicinity. |
| Jugtown Branch | rises in SW Buncombe County near Jugtown and flows SE into Pole Creek. |
| Jule | community in N Forsyth County served by post office, 1899-1904. |
| Julian | community in S Guilford and N Randolph Counties. Alt. 772. |
| Julie Knob | N Clay County on Julie Ridge. Named for a slave formerly owned by Robert Henry, who built her a house at the foot of the mountain when she was freed. |