| Cunningham Creek | rises in S Macon County and flows NE into Shope Fork. |
| Cunningham Field | U.S. Marine Corps Air Station, 1941, named for aviator A. A. Cunningham. Renamed Cherry Point, which see, 1942. |
| Cunningham Mill | community is S Rockingham County. Site of grist mill prior to 1759. |
| Cunningham Mill | See Monroeton. |
| Cunningham Mountain | N Henderson County between Fletcher Branch and Clark Gap. |
| Cunningham Township | NW Person County. |
| Curfew | community in SW McDowell County. Site of store, post office, and one-room schoolhouse. |
| Curl | community in central Montgomery County. |
| Curl Tail Creek | rises in NW Stanly County and flows NE in an arc into Riles Creek. Named for its meandering course. Known in 1903 as Fraley Branch. |
| Currie | community in SW Pender County. Alt. 33. Settled about 1888. Named for John H. Currie, a director of the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad. Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, February 27, 1776, the first battle of the Revolution in North Carolina, was fought nearby. Moores Creek National Military Park, a 30-acre tract with numerous historical monuments and a museum, is at the site. |