| St. John's Parish | Church of England, Onslow County, was est. in 1734 with the formation of the county and coextensive with it. In 1767 the parish had 716 white taxables described as "willing to receive tho’ hardly capable of making provisions for Minister." |
| St. John's Parish | Church of England, Pasquotank County, est. in 1701. In 1715 the parish was divided, leaving St. John's on the SW side of the Pasquotank River and creating St. Peter's Parish on the NE side. In 1756 the two parishes were consolidated to form St. John's Parish. In 1767 the parish had 433 white taxables and was described as a "weak parish." |
| St. Johns | community in SW Hertford County at the head of Chapel Branch. Mentioned in local records as early as 1722. Douglas Ordinary appears on the Collet map, 1770, at the site. |
| St. Johns | community in S Pitt County. |
| St. Johns Township | SW Hertford County. |
| St. Jude's Parish | Church of England, Surry County, est. 1771 with the formation of the county and coextensive with it. |
| St. Lawrence District | one of the districts into which Caswell County was divided at the time of the 1790 census. It contained 215 heads of families. |
| St. Lewis | town in S Edgecombe County served by post office, 1886-1904. Inc. 1895, but not now active in municipal affairs. Named for first postmaster, John I. Lewis. |
| St. Luke's Parish | Church of England, Rowan County, est. 1753 with the formation of the county and coextensive with it. In 1767 the parish had 3,000 white taxables. Dobbs Parish, organized by the Moravians in the Wachovia settlement, was created from St. Luke's Parish in 1755. St. Luke's Parish of the Episcopal Church still functions in Salisbury. |
| St. Lukes District | one of the districts into which Caswell County was divided at the time of the 1790 census. It contained 137 heads of families. |