| Loco | community in N Onslow County served by post office, 1883-1903. |
| Locust | town in SW Stanly County. Inc. 1905, but long inactive in municipal affairs. A post office, Locust Level, opened 1869; discontinued 1919. Reestablished under present name, 1955. Named for large locust tree. Locust Level changed to Locust in 1894. |
| Locust Cove Gap | E Graham County on the headwaters of Stecoah Creek. |
| Locust Creek | rises in N Jackson County and flows SW into Tuckasegee River. |
| Locust Creek | rises in E Yancey County and flows SE into South Toe River. |
| Locust Gap | NE Buncombe County between Pigpen Cove and Sugarhouse Cove. |
| Locust Gap | NE Buncombe County between Rough Hew Ridge and Forney Creek. |
| Locust Gap | NE Cherokee County at the end of Townhouse Ridge between Townhouse and Welch Mill Creeks. |
| Locust Gap | on Jackson-Haywood county line. |
| Locust Gap | N Swain County on Locust Ridge near the head of Big Flats Branch. |