Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Lowesville |
community in SE Lincoln County. Named for Lowe family. |
| Lowgap |
community in NW Surry County. Named for a nearby low gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains. |
| Lowing Bald |
SW Swain County near the head of Big Creek. |
| Lowland |
community on W Goose Creek Island, NE Pamlico County. Post office est. 1892. Processes seafood. |
| Loy |
community in S Alamance County served by post office, 1879-1905. Known as Loy's Shop until 1895. |
| Loy's Store |
See Loy. |
| Loyal Creek |
See Riles Creek. |
| Loyd |
community in SW Lincoln County served by post office, 1885-1906. |
| Luart |
community in central Harnett County. |
| Lucama |
town in S Wilson County. Alt. 140. Known earlier as Lucas's Crossroads. Name derived about 1883, according to tradition, by Josephus Daniels, then editor of a newspaper in Wilson, from the initial letters of the names of three friends: Lucy, Carrie, and Mary Borden. Post office est. 1884. Inc. 1889. |