| Elmore Branch | rises in E Macon County and flows S into Rabbit Creek. |
| Elmores Crossroads | community in SE Gaston County. |
| Elmores Crossroads | See Elmore. |
| Elmwood | community in E central Iredell County. Alt. 836. Named for elm trees in the vicinity. |
| Elmwood | community in SE Bertie County on Salmon Creek. Named for an early plantation at the site. Was early waiting place for the ferry across the creek to Edenton and beyond. |
| Elon | town in W Alamance County. Inc. 1893. Formerly known as Mill Point for a freight depot for shipping mill products manufactured nearby. Elon College, a four-year coeducational institution, opened there in 1890. Upon the school's name change to Elon University in 2001, the town formerly known as Elon College became Elon. Its name comes from the Hebrew word for oak and was selected because of the large oak trees in the area. Alt. 716. |
| Elrod | community in W Robeson County. |
| Elrod Branch | rises in S Watauga County and flows NW into Middle Fork [South Fork New River]. |
| Elroy Store | community in E Wayne County near the head of Walnut Creek. |
| Elsworth Creek | rises in E Davie County and flows SW into Dutchmans Creek. |