Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Ayden Township |
SW Pitt County. |
| Aydlett |
community on the W shore of Currituck Sound in central Currituck County. Probably named for first postmaster around 1909. |
| Ayersville |
community in NE Stokes County served by post office, 1833-1915. Named for first postmaster, James Ayers. |
| Ayles Creek |
rises in E Yancey County and flows NE into Little Crabtree Creek. |
| Ayr |
former community in W Rutherford County near Lake Lure. Site of a pre-Civil War tannery that made saddles for the Confederate army during the war. A Scotsman, Francis Reynolds, operated the tannery and named the community for his native town. Post office est. there 1880, closed 1911. |
| Azalea |
community in central Buncombe County, E of Asheville. Known as Gudger's Ford until renamed for the flowering shrub. Alt. 2,052. |