| Mineral Gap | in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Swain County, N.C.-Blount County, Tenn., line near the head of Roaring Creek, lat. 35°34'08" N., long. 83°40'55" W. Alt. approx. 5,280. |
| Mineral Springs | located approx. 4 mi. E of Hookerton on Contentnea Creek in E Greene County on the Jim Smith plantation. A high ridge rises on the S side of the creek. The springs, on the slope of the hill, formerly were quite popular as a source of supposedly healthful waters. Several acres of adjacent lowlands are covered with laurel. |
| Mineral Springs | town in W Union County. Inc. 1905. Post office est. as Potters, 1891. Name changed to Mineral Springs in 1900. Reincorporated 1999. Site of Queen's Cup steeple-chase event. Alt. 631. |
| Mineral Springs Township | SW Moore County. Named for the spring at Jackson Springs. |
| Mineral Springs Township | N Richmond County. |
| Minersville | mining community in SE McDowell County near Dysartsville. |
| Mines Creek | rises in NW Bladen County and flows E into Cape Fear River. |
| Mingo | community in NW Sampson County. A post office operated there, 1875-1903. Takes its name from East Mingo Branch (or Mingo Swamp). Mingo was an Indian word for a treacherous person. |
| Mingo Creek | rises in NE Swain County and flows NW into Raven Fork. |
| Mingo Mill | See Burnt Mill Creek. |