| Chimney Creek | rises in N Madison County and flows E into Big Creek. |
| Chimney End Ridge | E Mitchell County between Reuben Creek and Powers Branch. |
| Chimney Knob | S Macon County between Carpenters Branch and Jones Creek. |
| Chimney Mountain | NW Burke County. Alt. 3,657. Known by the Cherokee Indians as Connatara. |
| Chimney Rock | a resort community in W Rutherford County S of Broad River. Named for nearby granite monolith rising 225 ft. from the shoulder of Chimney Rock Mountain and overlooking Hickory Nut Gorge (see Hickory Nut Gap) and Lake Lure. Alt. 1,050. A post office by the name existed there as early as 1843. Long owned by the Morse family, monolith and surrounding area were acquired for a state park in 2007. |
| Chimney Rock Mountain | W Rutherford County. |
| Chimney Rock Township | W Rutherford County. |
| Chimney Top | peak on Piney Mountain, W central Polk County. Ostin Creek rises there. Alt. 1,500. |
| Chimneytop Mountain | in S Jackson County 1 mi. E of Hampton Lake and S of Rocky Mountain. Alt. 4,618. Known by the Cherokee Indians as Kayoo-lanta (a chimney). |
| China Creek | rises in S Watauga County about 1 mi. W of town of Blowing Rock and flows S into Thunderhole Creek in N Caldwell County. |