| Rector Butte | W Madison County near the head of Rector Branch. |
| Rector Knob | E central Burke County. Alt. 2,153. |
| Rector Knob | S Macon County between Cadon Branch and Cadon Gap. |
| Red Branch | rises in E Cabarrus County and flows E into Dutch Buffalo Creek. |
| Red Bug | community in SW Brunswick County. |
| Red Creek | See Clear Creek. |
| Red Cross | community in SW Stanly County. Inc. 2002. |
| Red Hill | community in N Duplin County. |
| Red Hill | community in N Edgecombe County. In 1855, when Wilson County was formed in part from Edgecombe, Red Hill was described as "Henry Horn's old place." |
| Red Hill | community in W Mitchell County. |