| Merrimon Township | N central Carteret County on Neuse and South Rivers and Adams Creek. At one time a part of Straits and Smyrna Townships. Previously also known as township no. 9. |
| Merritt | community on Trent River in central Pamlico County. Originally known as Trent; renamed to honor Gen. Wesley Merritt (1834-1910), who captured Manila in 1898. |
| Merritt Mill Pond | on Bear Marsh Branch in N Duplin County. |
| Merry Hill | community in E central Bertie County. Named for the Webb family plantation. A post office was est. there in 1816. See also Society Parish. |
| Merry Hill Township | SE Bertie County. |
| Merry Oaks | town in SE Chatham County. Inc. 1901, but long inactive in municipal affairs. Named for grove of oaks in which Indians are said to have held tribal celebrations. Alt. 246. |
| Merrymount | See Paschall. |
| Mertie | community in N Wilkes County between North Fork Reddies River and Burke Mountain. |
| Mesic | community in NE Pamlico County on Bear Creek. First known as Bear Creek; renamed for S. R. Messick, the second postmaster. Alt. 4. |
| Messer Branch | rises in E Cherokee County and flows S into Slow Creek. |