| Scotts Store | community in N Duplin County. Named for local storeowner, A. J. Scott. |
| Scotts Store | community in W Pamlico County. |
| Scottsville | See Belfast. |
| Scottville | community on Alleghany-Ashe county line. Alt. approx. 2,950. Settled about 1830 and known first as Flint Hill. Post office est. 1855 as Scottville; believed to have been named for Elizabeth Scott (1799-1856), local citizen. Post office closed, 1954. |
| Scranton | community in W Hyde County on Scranton Creek near Pungo River. Alt. 3. Originally known as Clark for the owner of a lumber mill there. Later renamed Scranton for another lumber mill that relocated from Scranton, Pa. Near the site of an old Indian village, Aquascogoc, which see. |
| Scranton Creek | rises in W Hyde County and flows W approx. 3.3 mi. into Pungo River. Formerly known as Broad Creek. |
| Scratch Hall Swamp | rises in W Gates County and flows W into Chowan River. |
| Scratch Hall Township | See Hall Township. |
| Scream Ridge | S Macon County parallel to Yellow Patch Creek. |
| Scrougetown | community in S Clay County. The site is now partially covered by the waters of Chatuge Lake. |