Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Aman's Store |
See Verona. |
| Amantha |
community on Cover Creek in W Watauga County. Settled 1870. First known as McBrides Mill for Hiram McBride, first postmaster; post office by that name, 1869-87. Name later changed to honor Amantha Combs, local resident; post office by that name, 1887-1937. |
| Amboy |
community in N Chowan County served by post office, 1880-1904. |
| Amelia |
community in NW Alleghany County. |
| Ames Turnout |
See Wingate. |
| Amherst |
community in S central Caldwell County. Site of Amherst Academy in nineteenth century, named by Robert Logan Patton, principal, for Amherst College in Massachusetts, of which he was a graduate. |
| Amity Hill |
community in S Iredell County. |
| Ammon |
community in NW Bladen County. |
| Ammon Bottom |
E Cherokee County between Elliott Branch and Piper Branch. |
| Ammon Knob |
on the Cherokee-Clay county line in the Valley River Mountains. |