| Lynchburg | community in SW Lenoir County. |
| Lynches Creek | rises in S Union County and flows S into South Carolina, where it enters Pee Dee River. Appears on the Collet map, 1770. Also sometimes known as Lynches River. |
| Lynches River | See Lynches Creek. |
| Lynchs Corner | community in N Pasquotank County. |
| Lynchum Branch | See Lindscomb Branch. |
| Lyndover | community in NW Durham County. |
| Lynesville | See Townsville. |
| Lynn | town in S Polk County on Skyuka Creek. Inc. 1911, but long inactive in municipal affairs. Named for Lynn McAboy, son of Dr. L. R. McAboy, an early settler. Alt. 1,500. |
| Lynn Branch | rises in NE Swain County and flows NE into Straight Fork [Raven Fork]. |
| Lynn Cove | SE Swain County, extends N from Shepherd Bald to Yalaka Creek. |