| Chasteen Mountain | SW Clay County between Trout Cove Branch and Greasy Creek. |
| Chastine Creek | rises in E Jackson County and flows S into Caney Fork. |
| Chatham | community in SW Surry County served by post office, 1894-1906. |
| Chatham | See Pittsboro. |
| Chatham County | was formed in 1771 from Orange County. Located in the central section of the state, it is bounded by Wake, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Randolph, Alamance, Orange, and Durham Counties. It was named for William Pitt, Earl of Chatham (1708-78), who vigorously opposed the harsh measures taken in England with regard to the American colonies in 1774-75 and who advocated cessation of hostilities in 1777. Area: 707 sq. mi. County seat: Pittsboro, with an elevation of 409 ft. Townships are Albright, Baldwin, Bear Creek, Cape Fear, Center, Gulf, Hadley, Haw River, Hickory Mountain, Matthew, New Hope, Oakland, and William. Produces wheat, oats, livestock, poultry, hay, corn, furniture, plywood, bricks, mobile homes, nursery products, textiles, hosiery, crushed stone, and clay for brick. |
| Chattoka | a Tuscarora Indian village appearing on the Lawson map, 1709, and the Moll map, 1729, between the Neuse and Trent Rivers, central Craven County. The name meant "where the fish are taken out." When the Tuscarora Indians moved to New York, they took the name with them and it has survived as Chautauqua. |
| Chattooga Ridge | S Jackson County, extends SE in an arc from Little Terrapin Mountain to Heddie Mountain. The name is a variation of the Cherokee word chatawga (chicken). |
| Chattooga River | rises in SW Jackson County and flows S to the Jackson-Macon county line, which it forms for a short distance before flowing into South Carolina, where it enters Savannah River. |
| Chatuge Lake | SE Clay County on Hiwassee River. Created 1942 by a dam in the river at the mouth of Shooting Creek. Lake about 10 mi. long, covers over 8,000 acres; max. depth 144 ft. Forms a holding reservoir in the Tennessee Valley Authority system. Used for power, boating, swimming, and fishing. |
| Chawanoac | an Indian village near the junction of the present Chowan-Gates-Hertford county lines on the Chowan River. Appears on the White map, 1585. See also Chowan. |