| Roses Branch | rises in central Mitchell County and flows W into Toe River. |
| Roses Branch | rises in NE Swain County and flows SE into Straight Fork. |
| Roses Branch | rises in NE Yancey County and flows NE into Toe River. |
| Roses Branch | community in central Mitchell County on Toe River. |
| Roses Creek | rises in NW Burke County and flows SE into Irish Creek. |
| Roses Creek | rises in NW McDowell County and flows SE between Pompey Ridge and Pups Ridge into Armstrong Creek. |
| Roses Gap | NE Swain County between Thicket Branch and Roses Branch in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°39'34" N., long. 83°13'29" W. |
| Roseville | community in SW Person County served by post office, 1889-1906. Named for Duncan Rose, local Tory leader during the Revolutionary War. |
| Rosewood | community in W central Wayne County. Formerly known as Rose. Alt. 133. |
| Rosin Hill | community in N Sampson County on Sevenmile Swamp. Named for the fact that rosin was produced in the pine forests there. |