| Hector Creek | rises in S Harnett County and flows S on the Moore-Cumberland county line into Little River. Named for Hector McNeill, an early settler. |
| Hector Creek | rises in SW Wake County and flows SW through N Harnett County into Cape Fear River. Named for Hector McNeill, who settled along its banks, 1740. |
| Hector Creek Township | N Harnett County. |
| Heddie Mountain | See Heady Mountain. |
| Hedgecock | community in S Guilford County. |
| Hedricks Island | a narrow island of sand approx. 1 mi. long in Yadkin River, W Davidson County. |
| Heffner Gap | on the McDowell-Mitchell county line. |
| Heflin | community in N Johnston County served by post office, 1898-1903. |
| Heggie | community in N Rockingham County served by post office, 1898-1904. |
| Heidelburg Ferry | appears on the Moseley map, 1733, on New River in what is now S Onslow County, serving the Bath-New Bern-Wilmington road. |