Ivanhoe is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States.

The area of Sampson County that contains present-day Ivanhoe was first settled by the Scots in 1739, who travelled northwest through the lower Cape Fear Valley.

The Scots stopping in Ivanhoe discovered a cash crop in abundance; the longleaf pine.

The Black River served as their connection to the seaport; located first at Brunswick Town and later Wilmington.

[4] The Beatty-Corbett House, Black River Presbyterian and Ivanhoe Baptist Churches, and Delta Farm were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.