| Riley Knob | E Macon County between Higdon Mountain and Ledford Branch. |
| Rileys Creek | rises in central Pender County and flows SW into Long Creek. |
| Rileys Cross Roads | See Riley. |
| Rimer | community in N Cabarrus County; known also as Rimertown. |
| Ring Fire Knob | SE Wilkes County between Little Hunting Creek and Osborne Creek. Alt. approx. 1,300. |
| Ringstaff Mountains | range in the Cane Creek Mountains, S Alamance County. |
| Ringwood | town in SW Halifax County. Inc. 1877, but long inactive in municipal affairs. A number of homes there date from the early nineteenth century. |
| Rio | community in S central Transylvania County. |
| Rio Jordan | See Cape Fear River. |
| Rip Shin Mountain | N Caldwell County. Alt. 2,200. |