| Lost Ridge | N Watauga County, extends NE of Forest Grove Creek. |
| Lotta | community in N Hertford County served by post office, 1887-1909. |
| Lottie Creek | rises in NW Yancey County and flows SE into Bald Mountain Creek. |
| Loudermilk Ridge | W Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, lat. 35°28'33" N., long. 83°39'48" W. |
| Louie Camp Branch | rises in N Swain County and flows SE into Bradley Fork. |
| Louis Ray Knob | NE Buncombe County. |
| Louisburg | town and county seat, central Franklin County on Tar River. Alt. 280. Authorized to be laid out and named Lewisburg, 1779. Named for French king Louis XVI, to whose court Benjamin Franklin (for whom the county was named) was then American representative. Both spellings occur in early records, the present form soon becoming the only one used. Home of Louisburg College. Produces lumber and fabricated metals. |
| Louisburg Township | former township in central Franklin County, now township no. 10. |
| Louise | community in S Catawba County served by post office, 1890-1903. |
| Louse Island | NW Washington County in the mouth of Roanoke River. In a cluster of marshy islands, Louse Island is one of the smallest, approx. 2,000 ft. long and 200 ft. wide. It lies in the river between Rice Island and the mainland. See also Purchace Islands. |