| Shepherd's Branch | rises in W central Wilson County and flows SE into Contentnea Creek. |
| Shepherd's Point | a name formerly applied to the point of land on the W side of Newport River on which Morehead City now stands. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733. |
| Shepherds | community in S Iredell County. Known as Shepherds Cross Roads in the early and middle nineteenth century. |
| Shepherdsburgh | See Snow Hill. |
| Sherard | See Cherry. |
| Sherards Crossroads | See Cherry. |
| Sheridan Mountains | E Madison County between California Creek and Bailey Branch. |
| Sherman | community in NW Wilkes County near the head of Middle Fork Reddies River. |
| Sherrars Gap | in Kings Mountain, SW Gaston County. The gap is S of The Pinnacle. See also Kings Mountain. |
| Sherrill Cove Branch | rises in E Swain County and flows N into Raven Fork. |