| Three Hat Mountain | E Davidson County on the headwaters of Flat Swamp Creek. |
| Three Knobs | S Avery County. |
| Three Knobs | on the McDowell-Yancey county line. |
| Three Mile | community in S Avery County. |
| Three Mile Branch | rises in N Cabarrus County and flows SE into Cold Water Creek. |
| Three Mile Creek | rises in S Avery County and flows SW into North Toe River. |
| Three Point Gap | NW Cherokee County below Hazel Knob and near Bryson Lead. |
| Three Quarters Creek | rises in E central Yancey County and flows S into Little Crabtree Creek. |
| Three Top Creek | rises in S central Ashe County and flows N into North Fork New River. |
| Three Top Mountain | W Ashe County. Alt. 5,029. |