| Mattock Creek | rises in N Macon County and flows SW into Cowee Creek. |
| Maua | community in E Yadkin County. |
| Maufin | town inc. in 1905 in N Pitt County on the N side of Grindle Creek. Apparently it was not developed, as the charter was repealed in 1911. |
| Mauls Point | small tip of land in W central Beaufort County extending into Pamlico River at the NE edge of Blounts Bay. Named for Dr. Patrick Maule (d. 1736), but earlier known as Smiths Point for a family who lived there. |
| Mauls Swamp | rises in N Craven County and flows SW into Swift Creek. |
| Mauney Cove | S Haywood County on the head of Mauney Cove Branch. |
| Mauney Cove Branch | rises in central Haywood County and flows NE into Factor Branch. |
| Mauney Gap | central Graham County between Snowbird Creek and Long Creek. |
| Maury | town in E Greene County. Alt. 78. Est. late nineteenth century. Inc. 1911. Named for Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-73), naval officer and oceanographer. |
| Maw Point | peninsula in E Pamlico County extending into Pamlico Sound and forming the SE side of Fisherman Bay. |