| South Fork [Big Pine Creek] | rises in S Madison County and flows N to join North Fork in forming Big Pine Creek. |
| South Fork [Cane Creek] | rises in N Chatham County and flows NE into S Alamance County, where it enters Cane Creek. Known also as South Fork Creek. |
| South Fork [Carvers Branch] | rises in S Mitchell County and flows SW into Carvers Branch. |
| South Fork [James Cathey's Mill Creek] | See Sloans Creek. |
| South Fork [Rattle Snake Creek] | rises in central Caswell County and flows NW to join North Fork of Rattle Snake Creek in forming Rattle Snake Creek. |
| South Fork [Second Creek] | See Back Creek. |
| South Fork [Skeenah Creek] | rises in S Macon County and flows NE to join North Fork [Skeenah Creek] in forming Skeenah Creek. |
| South Gaston | former town in NW Halifax County on Roanoke River. Chartered 1895; charter repealed 1907. Appears as So. Gaston on the Colton map, 1861, but as Gaston on the Kerr map, 1882. It was at South Gaston that passengers on the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad took a ferry across the Roanoke River to the town of Gaston before a railroad bridge spanned the river. The community of Thelma is now at the site. |
| South Gastonia | community in S Gaston County adjacent to the city of Gastonia. The former communities of Myers, Pinkney, and Ridge (originally Pleasant Ridge) are now considered to be parts of South Gastonia. Alt. 772. |
| South Harper Creek | rises in SE Avery County in Boone Wildlife Management Area and flows SE to join North Harper Creek near the Caldwell County line to form Harper Creek. |