| Dentons | community in S Graham County on Little Snowbird Creek. |
| Denver | town in NE Lincoln County. Inc. 1877. Settled about 1770 and known as Dry Pond for an adjacent swampy area; in 1873 it was renamed by D. Matt Thompson, school principal, for the capital of Colorado, then being considered for admission to the Union. |
| Deppe | community in NE Onslow County. Named for Nelson R. Deppe of Pennsylvania, who est. a lumber mill at the site. |
| Derby | community in NE Richmond County. |
| Derham Creek | See Durham Creek. |
| Derita | community in central Mecklenburg County. Named for Derita Lewis, a friend of Amos L. Rumple, first postmaster when post office was est. in 1882. Alt. 812. |
| DeRossett Creek | rises in Angola Bay, N Pender County, and flows SW into Northeast Cape Fear River. Named for the DeRossett family, early settlers. |
| Derr | community in E Lincoln County served by post office, 1883-1904. |
| Derreberry Branch | rises in NE Cherokee County and flows NW into Puett Creek. |
| Derreberry Gap | NE Cherokee County in the Valley River Mountains. |