| Archdale Precinct | was formed from Bath County on December 3, 1705, and named in honor of John Archdale (1642?-1717), governor of Carolina, 1694-96. The name was changed about 1712 to Craven County, which see. |
| Archer Lodge | community in N Johnston County. |
| Archie's Point | point of land extending from Bogue Banks into Bogue Sound, SW Carteret County. Named for Archibald Smith. Sometimes also called Point of Woods. |
| Archies Creek | rises in NE Surry County and flows E into Stokes County, where it enters Dan River. |
| Archies Knob | NW Stokes County near Dan River. |
| Arcola | community in SE Warren County E of Fishing Creek. Post office est. there in 1849, but discontinued in 1954. |
| Arcot | community in central Sampson County served by post office, 1894-1902. |
| Arden | town in S Buncombe County. Settled about 1840. Inc. 1883, but long inactive in municipal affairs. Known first as Shufordsville. Renamed for the Forest of Arden in Shakespeare's play As You Like It Alt. 2,225. |
| Ardreys | community in S Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1898-1902. |
| Ardulusa | community on Rockfish Creek in S Cumberland County. |