Gazetteer
| Place | Description | 
|---|---|
| Catstair Branch | 
 rises in NE Cherokee County and flows NW into Ashturn Branch.  | 
              
| Catstairs, The | 
 a very rough and steep trail followed by wildcats from one mountain to another near the head of West Fork Overflow Creek in S Macon County. See also Winding Stairs for another use of the name.  | 
              
| Cattail Bay | 
 a loam-filled bay in central Columbus County.  | 
              
| Cattail Branch | 
 rises in N Wilson County near Cliftonsville and flows S approx. 1 mi. into Toisnot Swamp.  | 
              
| Cattail Creek | 
 is formed in S Yancey County by the junction of North Fork Cattail Creek and South Fork Cattail Creek. It flows NW into Cane River.  | 
              
| Cattail Creek | 
 rises in central Granville County and flows SW into Tar River.  | 
              
| Cattail Peak | 
 S Yancey County between Balsam Cone and Potato Hill in the Black Mountains. Alt. 6,583.  | 
              
| Cattail Swamp | 
 rises in N central Wilson County and flows E into Town Creek.  | 
              
| Causey | 
 See Bonlee.  | 
              
| Cavanaugh Ditch | 
 a drain in S Duplin County to carry the waters of Kenan Pocosin into Northeast Cape Fear River.  |