| Rowland Branch | rises in W Macon County and flows NW into Nantahala River. |
| Rowland Township | SW Robeson County. |
| Rowlin Creek | rises in NW Macon County and flows NE into Nantahala River. |
| Rowsypock | area W of present town of Kill Devil Hills, E of Little Colington Island in E Dare County. |
| Roxboro | town and county seat, central Person County. Est. as county seat, 1793. Named for Roxburgh, Scotland. Inc. 1855. Produces lumber, fabricated metals, textiles, processed poultry, and tobacco. Alt. 671. |
| Roxboro Lake | See Carolina Power Lake. |
| Roxboro Township | central Person County. |
| Roxobel | town in NW Bertie County. Settled about 1800; inc. 1895. The early settlement was known as Cotten's Cross Roads; around 1808 the name was changed to Granberrys Cross Roads; and in 1816 a post office there was called Brittons Store. Roxobel appears as the post office name in 1847. The name was selected by Frances Norfleet for the popular three-volume novel Roxobel, written by Mary Martha Sherwood. The final change was necessary to avoid confusion with Britton's Neck, S.C. |
| Roxobel Township | NW Bertie County. |
| Royal | community in SE Beaufort County est. 1908 and known first as Dublin for the city in Ireland. Renamed for George E. Royal, a railroad official. |