| Mettaquen | See Metocuuem. |
| Mewborn Crossroads | community in N Lenoir County. Named for the Mewborn family, which settled there before the Revolution. |
| Miami | See Newton. |
| Miami Mountain | SE Buncombe County near the town of Black Mountain. |
| Mica City Creek | rises in NE Macon County and flows SW into Cowee Creek. |
| Mica Knob | S Swain County between Whiteoak Branch and Grape Cove. |
| Micaville | community in E Yancey County near the junction of Ayles and Little Crabtree Creeks. Alt. 2,504. Named for mica mined in the vicinity. |
| Michael | community in W Davidson County served by post office, 1880-1903. Michael was the surname of successive postmasters. |
| Michael Branch | rises in W Alamance County and flows S into Back Creek. |
| Michael's Creek | See Carraway Creek. |