| Cedar Run Creek | rises in NE Alexander County and flows S into South Yadkin River. Considered the head stream of South Yadkin River. |
| Cedar Swamp Creek | rises in central Carteret County and flows NE into Newport River. |
| Cedar Top | mountain in W Graham County between Hooper Mill Creek and Hooper Cove. Alt. approx. 4,000. |
| Cedar Valley | community in S Caldwell County on Upper Little River. |
| Cedar Valley Creek | rises in central Jackson County and flows SW into Tuckasegee River. Formerly known as Niggerskull Creek; name changed in 2006 by U.S. Board on Geographic Names. |
| Cedar Valley Knob | in central Jackson County between Cedar Valley Creek and Gladie Creek. Alt. 3,500. Formerly known as Nigger-skull Mountain; name changed in 2006 by U.S. Board on Geographic Names. |
| Cefare | community in NW Wilson County between Turkey Creek and Marsh Swamp. Named for Cefare Bissett. A post office existed there, 1899-1904. |
| Ceffo | community in NW Person County. Served by post office, 1881-1907. |
| Celia Creek | rises in SW Caldwell County and flows SE into Husbands Creek. Originally named Sealeys Creek for George Sealey, eighteenth-century settler. |
| Celo | community in E Yancey County on Browns Creek. Alt. 2,735. Named for nearby Celo Knob. |