| Lockwoods Folly Inlet | between Holden Beach and Long Beach, through which Lockwoods Folly River flows into Long Bay of the Atlantic Ocean, S central Brunswick County. Appears on the Ogilby map, 1671. The name is derived from a man named Lockwood, who built a fine boat up Lockwoods Folly River but discovered that it was too large to float into the Atlantic through the inlet. He was forced to abandon his boat, and it eventually fell to pieces. Frequently in the seventeenth century, however, the word "folly" was used in the sense of the French folie (delight; favorite abode), and it formed a part of the name of English estates. Lockwoods Folly River, which see, has been described as the second-most-beautiful river in North Carolina, and it may have been the "delight" or "favorite abode" of an early settler named Lockwood. See also Longs Delight. |
| Lockwoods Folly River | is formed in central Brunswick County by the junction of Pinch Gut Creek and Red Run and flows W and S through Lockwoods Folly Inlet, which see, into Long Bay of the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Lockwoods Folly Township | S central Brunswick County. |
| Loco | community in N Onslow County served by post office, 1883-1903. |
| Locust | town in SW Stanly County. Inc. 1905, but long inactive in municipal affairs. A post office, Locust Level, opened 1869; discontinued 1919. Reestablished under present name, 1955. Named for large locust tree. Locust Level changed to Locust in 1894. |
| Locust Cove Gap | E Graham County on the headwaters of Stecoah Creek. |
| Locust Creek | rises in N Jackson County and flows SW into Tuckasegee River. |
| Locust Creek | rises in E Yancey County and flows SE into South Toe River. |
| Locust Gap | NE Buncombe County between Pigpen Cove and Sugarhouse Cove. |
| Locust Gap | NE Buncombe County between Rough Hew Ridge and Forney Creek. |