| Cowlick Branch | rises in W Edgecombe County and flows NW into Tar River. |
| Cowmire Branch | rises in central Cherokee County and flows S into Colvard Creek. |
| Cowpen Island | a point of land extending from Core Banks into Core Sound in SE Carteret County. |
| Cowpen Neck | See Copper Neck. |
| Cowpen Top | peak on Whiteoak Mountain in N Haywood County. |
| Cowper's Hill | See Maxton. |
| Cowrock Mountain | S Jackson County between Logan Creek and Long Branch. Alt. 4,240. |
| Cowstamp Mountain | E Swain County between Long Creek and Hickorynut Branch. |
| Cox Branch | rises in W Jackson County and flows E into Cullowhee Creek. |
| Cox Branch | rises in E Transylvania County and flows SW into Cascade Lake. |