| Mills Creek | rises in SE Brunswick County and flows N into Prices Creek. |
| Mills Creek | rises in W Transylvania County and flows E into Toxaway River. |
| Mills Gap | on Point Lookout Mountain, E Henderson County. Named because it was used by William Mills, first-known white settler of Henderson County, when he crossed the mountains after being wounded at the Battle of Kings Mountain. |
| Mills Mountain | between McDowell Creek and Foster Creek in N Henderson County. Alt. 2,761. |
| Mills Pond | lake in SW Wake County on Basal Creek. Originally named Norris Pond. Renamed in 1925 for the owner. Covers 58 acres and has a max. depth of 20 ft. |
| Mills Ridge | a strip of high ground in N Tyrrell County S of Big Savanna from near the community of Levels and supporting a road on its surface. Extends E to W. |
| Mills River | is formed in NW Henderson County by the junction of South Fork and North Fork and flows NE into French Broad River. Inc. 2003. |
| Mills River | community on Mills River in W Henderson County; inc. 2003. Alt. 2,077. A post office operated there since 1838. |
| Mills River Township | NW Henderson County. |
| Millsaps | See Santeetlah. |