| Hazel Creek | rises in N Swain County on the SW slope of Silers Bald in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and flows SW into Fontana Lake. It was named for a patch of hazelnut bushes near its mouth. |
| Hazel Dell | community in E central Caldwell County. Formerly a post office. |
| Hazel Hollow | W Jackson County between Mince Branch and Dicks Creek. |
| Hazel Knob | on the Cherokee County, N.C.-Monroe County, Tenn., line in the Unicoi Mountains. |
| Hazel Top | peak in central Haywood County on the NW end of Teaberry Ridge. |
| Hazelnut Gap | on the McDowell-Yancey county line between Buck Creek Gap and Horse Gap. |
| Hazelton | community in N Gates County. |
| Hazelwood | former town in S Haywood County adjacent to Waynesville. Inc. 1905. In 1953 it became a part of Waynesville. Named for hazelnuts growing in the vicinity. Alt. 2,713. See also Waynesville. |
| Headquarters Mountain | SE Avery County. Alt. 4,135. |
| Headwater | community in SW Chatham County. |