| Johnston Court House | See Smithfield. |
| Johnston Swamp | rises in S Johnston County and flows NE into Stone Creek. |
| Johnstonville | former town est. 1788 in NE Randolph County as the county seat. Named for Governor Samuel Johnston (1733-1816), who was chief executive at the time. The town declined after 1796, when Asheboro was est. as the county seat in a more central location. The community of Brown's Crossroads is now at the site. |
| Johnstonville Township | SW Harnett County. |
| Johnstown | community in S Lincoln County on Indian Creek. |
| Jolly Branch | rises in SW Cleveland County and flows S beside Jolly Mountain into Broad River. |
| Jolly Branch | rises in SE Orange County about 2 mi. N of town of Carrboro and flows SW into Bolin Creek. |
| Jolly Gap | central Haywood County on the head of Dotson Branch. |
| Jolly Mountain | in SW Cleveland County on Broad River. Alt. approx. 925. |
| Jomeokee | See Pilot Mountain. |