Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Ai |
community in SE Person County served by post office, 1887-1907. |
| Aiken Branch |
rises in NW Swain County and flows SE into Lake Cheoah. |
| Aiken Mill Creek |
rises in S Transylvania County and flows N into French Broad River. |
| Aiken Mountain |
S Transylvania County between Aiken Creek and Carson Creek. |
| Air Bellows Gap |
on the Alleghany-Wilkes county line. An early road across the Blue Ridge Mountains passed through the gap. Alt. 3,744. |
| Airbellows |
former community in S Alleghany County, now an entrance to the Blue Ridge Parkway. Alt. 3,800. |
| Airlie |
community in E New Hanover County on the N side of Bradleys Creek. |
| Airlie |
community in W Halifax County. Named for plantation home of jurist Walter Clark (1846-1924). |
| Akwetiyi |
a spot on Tuckasegee River in NW Jackson County, about 1 mi. NW of town of Dillsboro, and between mouth of Dicks Creek and mouth of Laurel Branch. According to Indian tradition there was a dangerous water monster in the river. The meaning of the name is lost. |
| Alamance |
community in W Alamance County. A post office est. there as early as 1828; cotton mill built in 1837 by E. M. Holt. Alt. 454. Post office name for many years was Allemance. |