Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Left Fork [Swannanoa River] |
rises in NE Buncombe County and flows E into North Fork [Swannanoa River]. Often known locally as Left Hand Fork. |
| Left Hand Fork |
See Left Fork [Swannanoa River]. |
| Left Prong Bent Creek |
rises in N Yancey County and flows SE to join Right Prong Bent Creek in forming Bent Creek. |
| Left Prong South Toe River |
has its origin at Pinnacle Spring, S Yancey County, and flows E to join Right Prong South Toe River in forming South Toe River. |
| Left Prong Three Forks Creek |
rises in SE Yancey County and flows SW to join Right Prong in forming Three Forks Creek. |
| Left Prong [Bridge Creek] |
rises in N central Swain County and flows NE into Bridge Creek. |
| Legal |
community in central Harnett County served by post office, 1894-1908. |
| Legerwood |
community in N central Caldwell County. Named for Samuel Legerwood Patterson (1850-1908), onetime state commissioner of agriculture, who donated his plantation, "Palmyra," for a farm school for boys there. |
| Leggett |
town in N Edgecombe County inc. 1895 and reincorporated 1925 but not now active in municipal affairs. Post office name was Leggettsville, 1886-1913. |
| Leggetts Crossroads |
community in NW Beaufort County. |