| Stem | town in S Granville County. Inc. 1911. Named for W. T. Stem, local landowner. The area was first served by the Tally Ho post office, 1 mi. ne. In 1889, however, the post office was moved there and the name changed. Alt. 470. See also Tally Ho. |
| Stephens Creek | rises in S Macon County and flows NE into Cullasaja River. |
| Stephens Crossroads | community in E Rockingham County served by Confederate post office. Named for Hiram Stephens, who migrated from New York in 1876. |
| Stephens Swamp | rises in E Duplin County and flows SW into Muddy Creek. |
| Stephenson | community in W Johnston County served by post office, 1893-1903. |
| Stephenson's Lake | a spring-fed lake covering 35 acres 2 mi. E of Garysburg, W Northampton County. Numerous wild ducks and geese winter there each year. |
| Stepp Branch | rises in SE Buncombe County and flows NW into Swannanoa River. |
| Stepp's Cove | on the S side of Point Lookout in NE Henderson County about 1½ mi. E of community of Edneyville. Named for Fannie Stepp, who, according to legend, was scalped there by Cherokee warriors in 1779. |
| Stepps Gap | on Kings Mountain on Cleveland-Gaston county line. Alt. 1,040. |
| Stepps Gap | S Yancey County in the Black Mountains between Mount Gibbes and Mount Mitchell. Named for Jesse Stepp, who guided the geographer Arnold Guyot through the area when Guyot mapped it in 1860. |