| 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. |
| Herring's Chapel | community in SW Pender County on the E side of Long Creek. |
| Herrings Township | N central Sampson County. |
| Herron Cove | N Buncombe County SW of Little Davis Mountain. |
| Hertford | town and county seat, central Perquimans County on Perquimans River. Est. 1758. Named for the town of Hertford in England. Appears as Hartford on the Collet map, 1770. First known as Phelps Point for Jonathan Phelps, on whose land it was est.; appears in local records as early as 1701. Produces apparel. Alt. 15. |
| Hertford County | was formed in 1759 from Chowan, Bertie, and Northampton Counties. Located in the NE section of the state, it is bounded by Gates, Chowan, Bertie, and Northampton Counties and the state of Virginia. It was named for Francis Seymour Conway (1719-94), Earl (later Marquis) of Hertford, a Lord of the Bed Chamber and Knight of the Garter. Area: 361 sq. mi. County seat: Winton, with an elevation of 45 ft. Townships are Ahoskie, Harrellsville, Maneys Neck, Murfreesboro, St. Johns, and Winton. Produces peanuts, tobacco, corn, soybeans, cotton, hogs, livestock, apparel, lumber, steel products, glass products, and wooden containers. |
| Hertford Township | W central Perquimans County. |