| Storys Creek | rises in central Person County and flows NE into Marlowe Creek. |
| Storys Crossroads | See Story. |
| Stott Knob | central Surry County between Turner Mountain and Beaver Creek. Alt. 1,550. |
| Stotts Crossroads | community in NW Wilson County E of Marsh Swamp. Named for Godfrey Stott. |
| Stouts | community in W Union County 2 mi. SE of town of Indian Trail. Inc. 1907; charter repealed 1917. Alt. 658. |
| Stovall | town in NE Granville County. Inc. 1883 as Sassafras Fork, named for large sassafras trees at the crossroads. Post office since 1887. Name changed in 1887 to honor John W. Stovall, who gave land for the railroad station. Alt. 478. Produces lumber. |
| Stover Ridge | mountain in central Avery County. |
| Stowe's Hills | See Frisco. |
| Strabane | community in W Lenoir County. Named for home in Ireland of early settler. Served by post office, 1828-1905. |
| Stradley Mountain | S Buncombe County, extends from Little Hickory Top to Rice Pinnacle. |