| Millwood | community in central Chatham County served by post office, 1883-1914. |
| Millwood | See Gilkey. |
| Milray Knob | S Watauga County E of Boone Fork and NW of Cannon Branch. |
| Milton | town in NE Caswell County on Dan River. Site settled by 1728; inc. 1796. Named for (a) Robert Milton, a Virginian who settled on the Dan River nearby; (b) Thomas Milton, who operated a mill where planters held community meetings; or (c) the mills operated in the community. Originally known as Thomas Mill, then as Mill Town until 1796. It was an important town in antebellum days, at one time having two newspapers, a branch of the State Bank, and considerable traffic on Dan River. Home to Thomas Day, free black craftsman. |
| Milton | See Hamilton. |
| Milton Township | NE Caswell County. |
| Milwaukee | town in E Northampton County. Inc. 1915. Settled about 1889 and known first as Bethany. Said to have been named by Hezekiah Lasker, railroad conductor, for the city in Wisconsin. Alt. 85. |
| Mimosa | See Melrose. |
| Mimosa Shores | community in W Beaufort County on Pamlico River. |
| Mince Branch | rises in W Jackson County and flows SW into Long Branch. |