| Crossnore | town in S Avery County. Alt. 3,546. Inc. 1925. Settled about 1838 and named for George Crossnore, keeper of general store. Crossnore School, founded in 1913 by Dr. Mary Martin Sloop, since has trained mountain children and promoted crafts. |
| Crossroads Township | central Wilson County. |
| Crossville | community in E Gates County served by post office, 1870-84. |
| Crossway | community in S Scotland County on Lytch's Pond. |
| Crouse | town in S Lincoln County. Settled about 1840. Inc. 1907. Named for W. L. Crouse, a physician who built the first house in the community. |
| Crow Branch | rises in S Jackson County and flows NE into Whitewater River. |
| Crow Branch | rises in SE Orange County about 2 mi. N of town of Chapel Hill and flows E into Booker Creek. |
| Crow Creek | rises in S Macon County and flows NE into Cullasaja River. |
| Crow Creek | rises in SW Randolph County and flows SE into Montgomery County, where it enters Uwharrie River. |
| Crow Hill | point of land W of Straits, E Carteret County, extending into North River. |