| Cox Creek | rises in N Cleveland County and flows SE into Ward Creek. |
| Cox Creek | rises in N Henderson County and flows SE into Clear Creek. |
| Cox Creek | rises in NW McDowell County and flows S into Armstrong Creek. |
| Cox Creek Gap | N Yancey County between the head of North Cox Creek and South Cox Creek. |
| Cox Knob | E Yancey County between the forks of Long Branch and Crabtree Creek. |
| Cox Mill | See Mill Grove. |
| Cox Millpond | on the Johnston-Wayne county line on Mill Branch, just before its confluence with Mill Creek. Named for an early Quaker family of Wayne County. |
| Cox Point | extends from E Onslow County into White Oak River. |
| Cox Store | community in E Polk County between Whiteoak Creek and Green River. Alt. 868. |
| Cox's Falls | formerly rapids in Neuse River in SW Wayne County but now submerged by Goldsboro Cooling Pond. Mentioned as early as 1819 in a survey of the rivers of North Carolina. |