| Roper's Knob | S Burke County. Alt. 2,200. |
| Roquist Creek | rises in W Bertie County and flows SE into Cashie River. Many spellings (Rocquis, Rakwis, Rocquist, Roquewhist, etc.) have been used in the past, but Roquist is the accepted spelling. The word is Tuscarora for "turtle." Mentioned in local records as early as 1723. |
| Roquist Pocosin | SW Bertie County. |
| Roscoe | community in central Chatham County served by post office, 1883-1926. |
| Rose | community in N Chatham County served by post office, 1892-1904. |
| Rose | See Rosewood. |
| Rose Bay | in Pamlico Sound W of Bell Island in S Hyde County. See also Cecils Harbor. |
| Rose Bay | community in S Hyde County at the head of Rose Bay. |
| Rose Branch | rises in central Mitchell County near Burns Mountain and flows W into North Toe River. |
| Rose Branch | rises in W Nash County and flows S into Sapony Creek. |