| Elgin | plantation house in central Warren County. Built in 1832 and named by a Scottish immigrant, Peter Mitchel, for his native city, Elgin, county seat of Elginshire (or Moray County). The house is still used as a dwelling. |
| Eli | community in S Rowan County served by post office, 1892-1902. |
| Eli Whitney | community in SE Alamance County. Named for inventor of cotton gin. Public quilting bee held there since 1931. |
| Elise | See Robbins. |
| Elisha | community in S Pasquotank County. |
| Elisha Creek | approx. 5 mi. long, rises in central Davie County and flows SE into Dutchmans Creek. Appears in local records, 1815, as "Lisha, formerly called Licking Creek." |
| Elizabeth City | city and county seat, E Pasquotank County on Pasquotank River. Settled in 1790; inc. as Redding in 1793. In 1794 named changed from "Reading" to Elizabeth-town; became Elizabeth City in 1801. Probably named for Elizabeth Tooley, wife of Adam Tooley, on whose land the town was est. Elizabeth City State University and College of the Albemarle are there. Produces textiles, ships, lumber, hosiery, apparel, paper boxes, and industrial machinery. Alt. 12. |
| Elizabeth City Township | E central Pasquotank County. |
| Elizabeth River | rises in SE Brunswick County and flows E into the Cape Fear River. |
| Elizabeth Town | See Columbia. |