| Charles | community in N central Iredell County. |
| Charles Creek | See Muddy Creek. |
| Charles Creek | rises in W Transylvania County and flows SE into Catheys Creek. |
| Charles Creek | rises in NE Mitchell County and flows SW into Little Rock Creek. |
| Charles River | See Cape Fear River. |
| Charles Town | center of a colony from Charlestowne, Mass., est. in 1662 under the leadership of William Hilton, on Town Creek, E Brunswick County. Abandoned in 1663. In 1664 a colony from Barbados under the leadership of Sir John Yeamans occupied the site, but they abandoned it in 1665. New Town on the Ogilby map, 1671, apparently was intended to designate the settlement. See also Clarendon County. |
| Charleston | See Bryson City; Waughtown. |
| Charleston | community in SE Halifax County. |
| Charleston Township | E Swain County. Enlarged between 1934 and 1940 with the establishment of Great Smoky Mountains National Park to include the E part of Forneys Creek Township and all of Oconalufty Township. |
| Charley Bald | a peak at the N end of Charley Ridge on Rich Mountain in E Jackson County. Alt. 5,530. |