| Steadmans Lake | is formed by a dam across Steadmans Creek, central Stokes County. Covers about 15 acres; max. depth 30 ft. Owned by Izaak Walton League of America. |
| Stearns | community in W central Polk County. |
| Stecoah | community in E Graham County on Stecoah Creek. Alt. 2,030. Name derived from Cherokee word stika'yi, the meaning of which ethnologist James Mooney believed to be lost, though it is thought by local residents to mean "lean" in the sense of "no game." |
| Stecoah Creek | rises in E Graham County and flows NE into Little Tennessee River. |
| Stecoah Gap | E Graham County between the headwaters of Sweetwater Creek and Stecoah Creek. |
| Stecoah Township | NE Graham County. |
| Stedman | town in E Cumberland County. Inc. 1913. Named for Charles M. Stedman (1841-1930), president of the North Carolina Railroad and last Confederate veteran to serve in Congress. The nineteenth-century community (with a post office) of Blocker's or Blockersville was at or near the site of Stedman. |
| Steeds | community in NE Montgomery County served by post office, 1897-1953. Named in 1898 for J. W. Steeds, local merchant. Alt. 662. |
| Steel Creek | rises in S Transylvania County and flows SW into Little River. |
| Steel Creek | See Steele Creek. |