| Nick Creek | rises in S Haywood County and flows SE into West Fork Pigeon River. |
| Nick Gap | central Haywood County on the head of Messer Branch. |
| Nickajack Creek | rises in E Macon County and flows NE into Cullasaja River. |
| Nickajack Gap | at the head of Nickajack Creek in E Macon County. |
| Nicks Creek | rises in S McDowell County and flows NE into Catawba River. |
| Nicks Creek | rises in W Moore County and flows NE into Little River. Named for Nicholas Smith, who settled there about 1768. |
| Nicks Creek | See Pheasant Creek. |
| Nicks Knob | S Cherokee County near the headwaters of Moccasin Creek. |
| Nigger Bay | between Swan Island and Currituck Banks in NE Currituck County. In 2003 state legislature directed county to rename bay. |
| Nigger Head | mountain on the Clay-Macon county line. Alt. approx. 4,900. In 2003 state legislature directed counties to rename mountain; now also known as Clay Knob. |