| Cleveland Mills | inc. 1877 as a town between Lawndale and Casar in N central Cleveland County. No longer in existence. |
| Cleveland Township | W Johnston County. |
| Cleveland Township | NW Rowan County. |
| Clifdale | community in W Cumberland County. Formerly known as Clifton. Alt. 237. |
| Cliff Branch | rises in N Swain County and flows NE into Oconaluftee River. |
| Cliffield Mountain | on the Polk-Henderson county line. |
| Clifford | community in E Rutherford County served by post office, 1891-1901. |
| Cliffs | See Rhodhiss. |
| Cliffs of the Neuse State Park | SE Wayne County. Est. 1945 on 355 acres given to the state by the Weil family of Goldsboro and others. Cliffs 90 ft. above the Neuse River are an unusual geological feature in E North Carolina. Galax, laurel, and other mountain plants grow there. It is a scenic and recreational park with a nature museum, trails, etc. Swimming and fishing. |
| Cliffside | community in SE Rutherford County on Second Broad River. Founded by Raleigh B. Haynes, who est. a textile mill there. High Shoals, former community in the vicinity, was a post office as early as 1828. |