| Cannons Crossroads | community in central Pitt County. |
| Canoe Creek | rises in W Burke County and flows SE into Catawba River in central Burke County. |
| Cansadie Top | central Haywood County between Shook Gap and Jolly Gap. |
| Canterbury Creek | See Southwest Creek. |
| Canto | community in NW Buncombe County near the Madison County line. |
| Canton | town in E Haywood County. Inc. 1889 as Buford. Name changed to Pigeon River in 1891 and to Canton in 1893. Named for Canton, Ohio, source of the steel used in the bridge being built across Pigeon River. Produces paper. Alt. 2,609. |
| Cantrell Creek | rises in S Transylvania County and flows N into French Broad River. |
| Cantrell Creek | rises in N Transylvania County and flows SE into South Fork Mills River. |
| Cantrell Mountain | W Henderson County between North Fork and South Fork. |
| Cantrell Top | NW Cherokee County. |