| China Grove | town in S Rowan County. Post office est. there in 1823; name changed to Luthersville in 1846, but in 1849 it was changed back to China Grove. Named for chinaberry trees growing there. Inc. 1889. Alt. 867. |
| China Grove Township | S Rowan County. |
| China Hill | community in SW Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1829-40. |
| Chinkapin Creek | rises in N Union County and flows SE into Stewarts Creek. |
| Chinkapin Creek | rises in NE Bertie County and flows NE into Hertford County, where it turns N to enter Wiccacon River. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733. |
| Chinquapin | community in SE Duplin County, 1 mi. E of Northeast Cape Fear River. Name is an Algonquian Indian word for a kind of small chestnut. Produces tobacco, corn, and poultry. Birthplace of Caleb Bradham, inventor of Pepsi-Cola. |
| Chinquapin Branch | rises in W Jones County and flows E 4½ mi. to empty into Trent River. Also known as Big Chinquapin Branch. |
| Chinquapin Branch | rises in E Haywood County and flows SW into Pisgah Creek. |
| Chinquapin Creek | rises in S Yadkin County and flows S into N Davie County, where it turns SW to flow into Dutchmans Creek. |
| Chinquapin Creek | rises in W Stokes County and flows SW into Surry County, where it enters Toms Creek. |