| Dark Ridge | community in N Avery County. |
| Dark Ridge Creek | rises in NE Jackson County and flows NW into Scott Creek. |
| Dark Ridge Creek | rises in N Avery County and flows W into Tennessee, where it enters Elk River. |
| Darkridge Gap | mountain gap in N Avery County. |
| Darlington | community in central Halifax County. Also known as Buzzardtown. |
| Darlington | community in N Rutherford County served by post office, 1887-1904. |
| Darnell | community in NW Wilkes County on a tributary of North Fork Reddies River. Named for Abdiel Darnell, who settled in the vicinity shortly after 1800. |
| Dasemunkepeuc | See Manns Harbor. |
| Dashoga Ridge | NE Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Its center is near lat. 35°40'40" N., long. 83°14'55" W. |
| Dave Barrett Creek | See Right Fork [Eagle Creek]. |