| Lancaster | community in W Edgecombe County. |
| Lancaster Crossroads | community in W Nash County between Back Swamp and Peachtree Creek. |
| Lancaster Store | community in E Wayne County between The Slough and West Bear Creek. |
| Lance Creek | rises in SW Watauga County, flows S to Camp Yonahlosee, then flows in a NW arc into Watauga River. About 4 mi. long. |
| Lance Mountain | S Buncombe County E of Reynolds Gap. |
| Land of Eden | former 20,000-acre tract belonging to William Byrd (1674-1744) along the Dan River, N Rockingham County. Byrd surveyed area in 1728. Named because of its Garden of Eden qualities. An additional 6,000 acres were granted to Byrd's son in 1742. Purchased from the younger Byrd by the Farley family in 1755; by 1769 it had been divided into farms and plantations. The town of Eden, formed in 1967 by the merger of Leaksville, Spray, and Draper, took its name from Byrd's estate. |
| Landgrave Smith's Island | See Smith Island. |
| Landing Creek | See Gum Neck Creek. |
| Landing Ridge | a ridge of high ground in Big Pocosin, SW Gates County. |
| Landis | town in SW Rowan County. Inc. 1901. Named for Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis (1866-1944), who imposed a $29 million fine on Standard Oil Company at the time the community was searching for a name. Landis Northeast is a community on the outskirts of the town. |