| Cliffside Lake | at the junction of South Skitty Branch and Skitty Creek in SE Macon County. |
| Clifton | See Clifdale. |
| Clifton | community in central Ashe County. Alt. approx. 2,900. |
| Clifton Township | NW Ashe County. |
| Cliftons Pond | on Crooked Creek in SW Franklin County. Formed about 1890. Covers approx. 55 acres. Max. depth 16 ft. Named for owners. |
| Cliftonville | community in N Wilson County near the head of Cattail Branch. Named for Clifton Parker. Post office, 1895-1902. |
| Climax | community in SE Guilford County. Alt. 824. Est. 1853. Named for its location on high ground. |
| Clinchcross | community in E McDowell County. Probably named for the nearby Clinchfield Railroad. |
| Cline Creek | rises in central Catawba County and flows SW into Clark Creek. |
| Cline Mine | former copper and gold mine near the community of Watts Crossroads, NE Cabarrus County approx. 8 mi. NE of Concord. Last worked about 1901-1902; later explored by the U.S. Bureau of Mines and by the Tennessee Copper Company. |