| Ayles Creek | rises in E Yancey County and flows NE into Little Crabtree Creek. |
| Ayr | former community in W Rutherford County near Lake Lure. Site of a pre-Civil War tannery that made saddles for the Confederate army during the war. A Scotsman, Francis Reynolds, operated the tannery and named the community for his native town. Post office est. there 1880, closed 1911. |
| Azalea | community in central Buncombe County, E of Asheville. Known as Gudger's Ford until renamed for the flowering shrub. Alt. 2,052. |
| Babbit's Pond | See Parrish's Pond. |
| Bacchus | community in E Yancey County. |
| Bachelor | community in SE Craven County on Clubfoot Creek. |
| Bachelor Creek | rises in S Randolph County and flows E into Richland Creek. Named for a wild stallion that is reported to have roamed through the section. People called him "Bachelor." |
| Bachelor Creek | rises in Great Dover Swamp in NE Jones County, flows NE into central Craven County, and then turns to flow SE for approx. 3 mi. along the W border of Hog Island before entering Neuse River approx. 3½ mi. NW of town of New Bern. Approx. 14 mi. long. Appears as Batchellors Creek on the Moseley map, 1733. Formerly called Batchelder Creek. Named for Edward Batchelor. |
| Bachelor's Delight Swamp | rises in N Onslow County and flows SW into New River. Mentioned in local records as early as 1744. |
| Back Bay | a bay formed by the encircling islands of Hog Island in NE Carteret County. |