| Ahosky Ridge | See Ahoskie. |
| Ahostsky, Ahostskey, Ahotskey | See Ahoskie. |
| 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 W Halifax County. Named for plantation home of jurist Walter Clark (1846-1924). |
| Airlie | community in E New Hanover County on the N side of Bradleys Creek. |