Gazetteer
| Place | Description | 
|---|---|
| Heriots Island | 
 See Batts Island.  | 
              
| Hermitage | 
 community in NW Ashe County served by post office, 1890-1904.  | 
              
| Herrells | 
 community in NW Mitchell County.  | 
              
| Herren Cove | 
 the valley through which the E tributary of Pole Creek flows in SW Buncombe County.  | 
              
| Herrin Knob | 
 on the Haywood-Jackson county line.  | 
              
| Herring | 
 or community in N central Sampson County on the head of Merkle Swamp.  | 
              
| Herring Pond | 
 stream, rises in N Carteret County and flows N into Neuse River.  | 
              
| Herring Run | 
 rises in central Beaufort County and flows S into Runyon Creek.  | 
              
| Herring Shoal Island | 
 small island about ½ mi. in diameter off the S end of Bodie Island in Roanoke Sound, E Dare County.  | 
              
| Herring Swamp | 
 rises in N Duplin County and flows SE into Marsh Branch.  |