Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Alma |
See Daystrom. |
| Almond |
community in W Swain County on Little Tennessee River. Inc. 1905, but no longer active in municipal affairs. Named for Bud Almond, donor of original town site. Alt. 1,613. |
| Almond Township |
W Stanly County. |
| Alora |
community in E Buncombe County served by post office, 1900-1906. |
| Alpha |
community in N Rowan County served by post office, 1894-1904. |
| Alpine |
community in S Sampson County served by post office, 1894-1915. |
| Alspaugh |
community in central Forsyth County. |
| Alston |
community in central Warren County. Post office est. there in 1903 but discontinued in 1918. |
| Altamahaw |
community in W Alamance County on Haw River. Founded about 1860 with the establishment of a cotton gin there. Later the site of several textile mills. The community of Ossipee lies directly s. Name of Indian origin, meaning unknown. |
| Altamont |
community in S Avery County. Name means high mountain. Thomas Wolfe adopted name for his fictitious Asheville in Look Homeward, Angel (1929). |