| Ashton Run | See Afton Run. |
| Ashturn Branch | rises in NE Cherokee County and flows N into Junaluska Creek. |
| Ashwood | community in S Pamlico County. Named for the wood burned by a railroad that formerly ran through the community. |
| Ashwood | S Bladen County, was the home of William Bartram, uncle of the naturalist of the same name. The naturalist lived there 1761-65 and 1770-72. It was called Ashwood by John Baptista Ashe, a previous owner, as early as 1731. It was on the right bank of Cape Fear River, approx. 5 mi. NE of Council. Only a cellar excavation and some chimney brick remain to mark the site. |
| Ashworth | community in NE Rockingham County served by post office, 1901-22. Was near Chandler's Mill on Wolf Island Creek. |
| Ashworth Creek | rises in SW Cleveland County and flows N into Broad River. |
| Ashworth Creek | rises in SE Buncombe County near Henderson County line and flows NW into Cane Creek. |
| Askew | See Union. |
| Askew Ridge | S Avery County. |
| Askewville | town in central Bertie County. Settled in 1890s, named for local family. Alt. 64. Inc. 1951. |