| Judith Island | peninsula on Bell Island in S Hyde County. See also Abigails Islands. |
| Judkins Township | E Warren County. |
| Judson | former community in W Swain County on Little Tennessee River. Alt. 1,563. Site now under the waters of Fontana Lake. |
| Judson Lake | S Transylvania County, drains N into Little River. Covers 8 acres and has a max. depth of 20 ft. |
| Judy Branch | rises in NW Swain County and flows S into Lake Cheoah. |
| Juford | community in SW Duplin County served by post office, 1884-1902. Formerly Rock Fish. |
| Jugtown | community in SW Buncombe County. |
| Jugtown | former community in SW Catawba County near the Lincoln County line. An area approx. 8 mi. square in which pottery was made from the early nineteenth century. Jacob Weaver, German potter, began the work and used a secret color formula, which he never shared with anyone else. Hilton, Reinhardt, Hartsoe, Johnson, Propst, Ritchie, and Seagle families and others also worked there. |
| Jugtown | community in NW Moore County N of Bear Creek. Est. about 1920 by Jacques Busbee (1870-1947) and Juliana Busbee (1876-1962), artists from Raleigh. Manufactured hand-turned pottery, which has been widely distributed in the United States. Chriscoe, Cole, Craven, Luck, McNeill, Owen, and Teague families and others also worked in the vicinity. |
| Jugtown Branch | rises in SW Buncombe County near Jugtown and flows SE into Pole Creek. |