| Locust Ridge | E Yancey County between White-oak and Locust Creeks. |
| Locust Rough Mountain | N Yancey County at the SE end of Bailey Hill. |
| Locust Rough Ridge | W Yancey County between Simms Fork and Lickskillet Branch. |
| Locust Tree Branch | rises in W Macon County and flows SE into Wyah Creek. |
| Locust Tree Gap | central Macon County between Bruce Knob and Wilkes Knob. |
| Locust Tree Gap | W Macon County at the head of Locust Tree Branch. |
| Lodo | community in W Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1884-1903. Was located on the Charlotte and Atlanta Railroad at the Steele Creek station. |
| Loftins Crossroads | community in E Lenoir County. Named for the Loftin family, which settled there. |
| Loftis | See Cedar Mountain. |
| Log Hollow Branch | rises in N Transylvania County and flows SE into Big Bear Pen Branch. |